Where does “erizùn” come from?

erizùn (Romansch) comes from Vulgar Latin ericio, from Latin ēricius, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

erizùn (Romansch): hedgehog

Definitions

  1. hedgehog

Ancestry of “erizùn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinericiodative singular of ēricius; ablative singular of...
2Latinēriciushedgehog
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰḗrhedgehog
4Proto-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 ēricius →