Where does “oruguero” come from?

oruguero (Spanish) comes from Spanish oruga, from Old Spanish oruga, from Vulgar Latin uruca, from Latin eruca, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer(s)-uk-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- — stiff; surprised.

oruguero (Spanish): triller (bird)

Definitions

  1. triller (bird)

Ancestry of “oruguero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishorugacaterpillar; arugula, rocket
2Old Spanishoruga—
3Vulgar Latinuruca—
4Latinerucacaterpillar; colewort, rocket
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer(s)-uk-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰers-stiff; surprised
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer(s)-uk-eh₂ →Every word from Latin eruca →