eruga

Meaning

1. (feminine) caterpillar (a lepidopteran larva)
2. (feminine) caterpillar track
3. (feminine) caterpillar (a vehicle with caterpillar tracks)

Concepts

caterpillar

🐛

caterpillar track

cat

😺

Caterpillar

leafworm

grub

cutworm

Translations

chenille

🐛

Raupe

🐛

oruga

🐛

κάμπια

bruco

lagarta

🐛

rups

🐛

tırtıl

🐛

دودة الفراشة

ερπύστρια

rupsband

cingolo

Raupenfahrzeug

Pronounced as (IPA)

[əˈɾu.ɣə]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: ērūca

Cognate with Occitan: eruga

Cognate with Sardinian: ruga

In summary

Inherited from Latin ērūca, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer(s)-uk-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰers- (“to bristle”). Compare Occitan eruga, Sardinian ruga.