Etymology

porciform

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Today it means: Resembling a pig. Full definition →

Latin fōrma ← Proto-Italic *porkos ← Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*perḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pórḱos
  3. Proto-Italic*porkos
  4. Latinporcus
  5. Latinfōrma
  6. English todayporciform

From Latin porcus + English -form.

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