Where does “rínxol” come from?

rínxol (Catalan) comes from Italian riccio, from Latin ēricius, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

rínxol (Catalan): lock of hair, curl

Definitions

  1. lock of hair, curl

Ancestry of “rínxol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianricciocurly; burr; curl, lock, ringlet
2Latinēriciushedgehog
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰḗrhedgehog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “rínxol

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗrEvery word from Latin ēricius