Where does “herso” come from?

herso (Ido) comes from French herse, from Old French herce, from Latin herpicem, from Latin hirpex, from Latin hirpus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- — stiff; surprised.

herso (Ido): harrow; portcullis

Definitions

  1. harrow; portcullis

Ancestry of “herso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchherseharrow; portcullis; spike strip, road spikes,...
2Old Frenchherce—
3Latinherpicem—
4Latinhirpexharrow
5Latinhirpuswolf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰers-stiff; surprised

Words derived from “herso”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- →Every word from Latin hirpus →Every word from Latin hirpex →