English
erinacine
Erinacine comes from Latin ērināceus ‘a 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
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*hērreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēr‘hedgehog’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEērināceusas erinaceum‘a hedgehog’
- Englishtodayerinacine
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
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*hērreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēr‘hedgehog’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEērināceusas erinaceum‘a hedgehog’
- Englishtodayerinacine
Formed from erinaceum + -ine
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- ‘to be excited, bristly’
girl, card, chart, chronic, cartoon, chorus, cartel, cartridge, carton, carte, synchronous, crony, synchronize, cartography, cron, germanium, cartouche, 32 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr ‘hedgehog’
through Latin ēr ‘hedgehog’
Today it means
noun Any of various compounds isolated from Hericium erinaceum.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- / erinacine