Where does “ouriço” come from?

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

ouriço (Portuguese): hedgehog; chestnut burr; sea urchin

Definitions

  1. hedgehog; chestnut burr; sea urchin

Ancestry of “ouriço”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseouriço—
2Latinericiushedgehog; A beam armed with sharp spikes
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰḗrhedgehog
4Proto-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 →