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hormiguear

/oɾmiɡeˈaɾ/

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verb/oɾmiɡeˈaɾ/

to give or provoke pins and needles; to swarm

El cuello me hormiguea.I've got pins and needles in my neck.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *morwísder. Proto-Italic *mormīkā Latin formīca Old Spanish formiga Spanish hormiga Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Latin -izāre Spanish -ear Spanish hormiguear From hormiga + -ear.