Etymograph

English

Porzio

Porzio comes from Italian Porzio, and goes back to Latin Porcius ‘of or pertaining to the gens Porcia’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPorcius‘of or pertaining to the gens Porcia’
  2. Italianc. 1300–presentPorzio
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPorcius‘of or pertaining to the gens Porcia’
  2. Italianc. 1300–presentPorzio
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- ‘to dig’

perch, furlong, furrow, 11 more

through Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos ‘young pig’

farrow, 4 more

through Latin porcus

pork, porcelain, porpoise, porcine, porcini, 4 more

Today it means

name A surname from Italian.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin Porcius / Porzio