scrofa.
sow; (esp. one used for breeding);
Meaning & usage
sow (female pig, especially one used for breeding)
Where this word comes from
According to De Vaan, the term might reflect Proto-Indo-European *(s)krebʰ-, whence also scrobis. If this theory is accepted, then it would imply that this word is a non-Roman dialect form or borrowing that shows an unusual development of *-bʰ- > *-f-. A Roman form with -b- may have survived as a borrowing in German Schraube (Middle High German schrūbe). De Vaan suggests that the term could continue *skrobʰ-h₂, in which case the long -ō- would have to be a secondary development as result of the borrowing. Regarding the semantics, De Vaan suggests that the term originally meant "scratcher, digger," whence "sow." For a similar semantic development, compare porcus.
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