Where does “ouriço” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ouriço”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinericiushedgehog; A beam armed with sharp spikes
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰḗrhedgehog
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “ouriço”

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