Where does “ourizo” come from?

ourizo (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese ouriço, from Latin ericius, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

ourizo (Galician): chestnut burr; hedgehog; sea urchin

Definitions

  1. chestnut burr; hedgehog; sea urchin

Ancestry of “ourizo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseouriço—
2Latinericiushedgehog; A beam armed with sharp spikes
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰḗrhedgehog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “ourizo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗr →Every word from Latin ericius →
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