Where does “villirucola” come from?

villirucola (Finnish) comes from Finnish rucola, from Italian rucola, from Latin eruca, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer(s)-uk-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- — stiff; surprised.

villirucola (Finnish): wild arugula commercial name for the baby leaves of wall rocket, notably

Definitions

  1. wild arugula commercial name for the baby leaves of wall rocket, notably

Ancestry of “villirucola”, step by step

villirucola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rucola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrucolacommercial name for arugula, rocket
2Italianrucolaarugula, rocket
3Latinerucacaterpillar; colewort, rocket
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer(s)-uk-eh₂
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰers-stiff; surprised

via Finnish villi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvilliwild; savage; feral
2Old Swedishviller
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers-