Where does “riccio” come from?

riccio (Italian) comes from Latin ēricius, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

riccio (Italian): curly; burr; curl, lock, ringlet

Definitions

  1. curly; burr; curl, lock, ringlet

Ancestry of “riccio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēriciushedgehog
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰḗrhedgehog
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “riccio”

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