Where does “erizo” come from?

erizo (Spanish) comes from Latin ēricius, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

erizo (Spanish): hedgehog; sea urchin

Definitions

  1. hedgehog; sea urchin

Ancestry of “erizo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēriciushedgehog
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰḗrhedgehog
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “erizo”

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