Where does “rica” come from?

rica (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic wreikā, from Proto-Indo-European wreyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

rica (Latin): veil

Definitions

  1. veil

Ancestry of “rica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwreikā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyḱ-to twist; to bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “rica”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyḱ- →