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My dictionary says it comes from old English word pigga.
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What is the origin of the word zilch?
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What word derives from the french term spiny pig?
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What country does the word pig originate from?
The origin is obscure, Old English lists 'picg', another Old English word was 'fearh'. The flesh of a pig as food in Latin was 'porcus'
What is the origin of the word porcupine?
Origin:1375-1425; late ME porcupyne, var. of porcapyne; r. porke despyne < MF porc d'espine thorny pig.
Who made up the word pig?
The origin of the word is not known, the Old English word is 'picg' which means a young pig. The word for older animals is 'swine'. The word swine comes from a number of Old Continental languages as 'swin' or 'swinan' or 'swijn' or 'schwein' or 'zwijn' all from Old Dutch or Germanic languages
What is the origin of the word pig to mean tavern?
The word 'pig' in this sense is short for 'blind pig'. During prohibition, illegal sales of alcohol took place on two levels, the upper level 'speak easy' where formal attire was the rule, and the lower class 'blind pig' or 'blind tiger', who purported to display an unusual attraction for a fee, that is the 'blind pig', and coincidentally throw in a complimentary drink.
What can the lunch joke be with the word pig?
lunch joke be with the word pig can as below: Question: What did the pig had for lunch? Answer: guinea pig.
What is the Kisii word for pig?
The Kisii word for the English word pig is "nguruwe."
A word that begins with s for a pig?
A word for a pig is swine.
What is the Norwegian word for pig?
The Norwegian word for pig is gris.
What is the English word for pig?
pig already is an English word.
Spanish word for for pig?
another word for pig is cerdo
What is the origin of the word ballot?
the origin is where the word came from but the specific origin of the word ballot is latin root word.
