Etymology

erizo

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Today it means: A sea urchin (Echinoidea spp.). Full definition →

Spanish erizo ← Latin ēricius ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰḗr
  2. Latinēricius
  3. Spanisherizo
  4. English todayerizo

Borrowed from Spanish erizo.

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