English
erizo
Erizo comes from Spanish erizo ‘hedgehog’, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr ‘to bristle’, and ultimately from *ǵʰer-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰer-‘to be excited, bristly’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰḗr‘to bristle’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēricius‘hedgehog’
- Spanishc. 1500–presenterizo‘hedgehog’
- Englishearliest quotation 1774same form
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‘to bristle’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēricius‘hedgehog’
- Spanishc. 1500–presenterizo‘hedgehog’
- Englishearliest quotation 1774same form
Earliest quotation: 1774, Thomas Falkner, A Description of Patagonia: “The erizo, or water hedge-hog, is very like the…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- ‘to be excited, bristly’
girl, card, chart, chronic, cartoon, chorus, cartel, cartridge, carton, carte, synchronous, crony, cartography, synchronize, cron, cartouche, germanium, 32 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr ‘to bristle’
through Latin ēricius ‘hedgehog’
Today it means
noun A sea urchin (Echinoidea spp.).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- / erizo