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ricinus.

tick (arachnid)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈrɪ.kɪ.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈriː.t͡ʃi.nus]

  1. tick (arachnid)

    declension-2 · masculine

  2. castor oil plant, Ricinus (and its seeds)

    declension-2 · masculine

  3. mulberry seeds

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Unknown; possibly a substrate word. Compare Albanian ergjëz (“nit”), Lithuanian érkė (“tick”), Latvian ērce (“tick”), Proto-Slavic *ràkъ (“crayfish”), Sanskrit लिक्षा (likṣā, “nit”) and Persian رشک (rešk, “nit”), which cannot all be derived regularly from the same Proto-Indo-European source. A pre-form *HreK-(e)r ~ *Hrek-en- is possible for the Latin assuming post-PIE thematicization, but the root would remain unidentified.

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