Where does “arici” come from?

arici (Aromanian) comes from Latin ericius, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

arici (Aromanian): hedgehog

Definitions

  1. hedgehog

Ancestry of “arici”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinericiushedgehog; A beam armed with sharp spikes
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰḗrhedgehog
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗr →Every word from Latin ericius →
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