Etymology

echinus

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Today it means: A sea urchin. Full definition →

Latin echīnus ← Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐχῖνος
  2. Latin · borrowed fromechīnus“hedgehog; sea urchin”
  3. English todayechinus

From Latin echīnus (“hedgehog; sea urchin”), from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos).

Words from the same roots

Latinechīnus all →

echinuliform

Ancient Greekἐχῖνος all →

echino-echinocyte

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