Where did the term pork come from?
Pork (n.) c. 1300 (early 13c. in surname Porkuiller ), “flesh of a pig as food,” from Old French porc “pig, swine, boar,” and directly from Latin porcus “pig, tame swine,” from PIE root *porko- “young pig.” Also in Middle English “a swine, a hog” (c. 1400). Where did the term pork barrel come from? …
