English
ericius
Ericius comes from Latin ēricius ‘hedgehog’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- ‘to be excited, bristly’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰer-‘to be excited, bristly’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰḗr‘hedgehog’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēricius‘hedgehog’
- Englishtodayericius
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰer-‘to be excited, bristly’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰḗr‘hedgehog’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēricius‘hedgehog’
- Englishtodayericius
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- ‘to be excited, bristly’
girl, card, chart, cartoon, chronic, chorus, cartel, cartridge, carton, carte, synchronous, crony, synchronize, cartography, cron, cartouche, germanium, 32 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr ‘hedgehog’
through Latin ēricius ‘hedgehog’
Today it means
noun hedgehog
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- / ericius