Where does “Erinaceus” come from?

Erinaceus (Translingual) comes from Latin erinaceus, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Erinaceus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Erinaceus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinerinaceusa hedgehog
2Latin-āceusaceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to
3Latin-āxish, -y
4Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Erinaceus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iumEvery word from Latin -ius
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