Where does “erre” come from?

erre (Italian) comes from Latin er, from Proto-Italic hēr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

erre (Italian): The name of the Latin-script letter R

Definitions

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter R

Ancestry of “erre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinerhedgehog; The name of the letter "R"
2Proto-Italichēr—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰḗrhedgehog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic hēr →