echinus

Latin

noun

Definitions

a sea urchin, especially the edible kind
a hedgehog
the prickly husk of a chestnut
a rinsing bowl, especially of copper
(architecture) an ornament under the chapiter of an Ionic or Doric column

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (hedgehog, sea urchin, etc).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἐχῖνος

Gloss

hedgehog, sea urchin, etc

Concept

Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

echidna English
echidnine English
echino- English
echinocyte English
echīnus Latin
ἐχινόπους Ancient Greek
ἐχῖνος Ancient Greek
ἔχιδνα Ancient Greek
Ἐχινάς Ancient Greek
ὕστριξ Ancient Greek
*h₁eǵʰis Proto-Indo-European
αχινός Greek (modern)

echīnus