Where does “orisu” come from?

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

orisu (Kabuverdianu): sea urchin

Definitions

  1. sea urchin

Ancestry of “orisu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseouriçohedgehog; chestnut burr; sea urchin
2Old Portugueseouriço—
3Latinericiushedgehog; A beam armed with sharp spikes
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰḗrhedgehog
5Proto-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 Latin ericius →