Where does “ouriço-cacheiro” come from?
ouriço-cacheiro (Portuguese) 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.
ouriço-cacheiro (Portuguese): hedgehog
Ancestry of “ouriço-cacheiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | ouriço | hedgehog; chestnut burr; sea urchin |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ouriço | — |
| 3 | Latin | ericius | hedgehog; A beam armed with sharp spikes |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰḗr | hedgehog |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |