Where does “eruciform” come from?

eruciform (English) comes from Latin eruca, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer(s)-uk-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- — stiff; surprised.

eruciform (English): Shaped like a caterpillar

Definitions

  1. Shaped like a caterpillar

Ancestry of “eruciform”, step by step

eruciform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin eruca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinerucacaterpillar; colewort, rocket
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer(s)-uk-eh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰers-stiff; surprised

via French éruciforme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchéruciformeeruciform
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- →