hérisson

Concepts

hedgehog

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hedgehogs

urchin

Erinaceus europaeus

Erinaceus europeaeus

Synonyms

erinaceus europaeus

Translations

Igel

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erizo

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riccio

egel

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ouriço

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eriçó

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kirpi

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eriç

σκατζόχοιρος

قنفذ

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eriçon

σκαντζόχοιρος

ericius

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قُنْفُذ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/e.ʁi.sɔ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: heriçun

Inherited from Old French: *eriz

Inherited from Latin: erīcius

Cognate with Catalan: eriçó

Cognate with Romansh: erizun

In summary

Inherited from Old French heriçun, heriçon, from a hypothetical Old French *eriz, from Latin erīcius (“hedgehog”), with the suffix -on added later; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗr. Another possibility may be a Vulgar Latin root *ērīcio, ērīciōnem, but this would have seemingly produced *erçon in Old French. Compare, however, Catalan eriçó and Romansch erizun. See also oursin.