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Kay writes:
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| Taken with your other post, it suggests either the Normans were using
| 'un porc' for the pig and we picked up it up for the meat, and that
| French moved on to 'cochon' later, or that the normans used 'porc' for
| the meat only. Either way around fits into the pattern.

But the French HAVEN'T moved on to 'cochon'! 'porc' is a near-synonym.
A search indicates that was true in 1694. 'porceau' then as now is
a young pig.

| What about 'poultry'? Am I right in thinking it's derived from 'poulet'?

Nearly. 'poultier' hence 'poulter' - a person who cared for the
poultry. They have the same root as 'poulet'.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.