Where does “semioruga” come from?

semioruga (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.

semioruga (Spanish): half-track

Definitions

  1. half-track

Ancestry of “semioruga”, 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-eh₂Every word from Latin eruca