In article , Lazarus
Cooke writes
In article , Kay
wrote:

In article , Lazarus
Cooke writes
Remember, 'pork', 'beef' and 'mutton' were all foreign words
once. But not any more.

The meat has the name of the animal in the language of the conquering
classes who ate it, while the animal retains the language of the
conquered who grew it.

Exactly

At least it works for boeuf and mouton, but I'm not sure where pork
comes from - the latin? - is it the modern french that has moved away?

No- you still talk about 'un porc' in french.

What is the english translation of that? Is it 'pig' or 'pork'?
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Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"