Where does “esgarrifós” come from?
esgarrifós (Catalan) comes from Catalan esgarrifar, from Catalan calfred, from Catalan fred, from Latin frīgidus, from Latin frīgeō, from Latin -eō, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
esgarrifós (Catalan): chilling, hair-raising
Definitions
- chilling, hair-raising
Ancestry of “esgarrifós”, step by step
esgarrifós traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan esgarrifar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | esgarrifar | to frighten |
| 2 | Catalan | calfred | shiver |
| 3 | Catalan | fred | cold, cool; cold |
| 4 | Latin | frīgidus | cold, cool, chilling, frigid |
| 5 | Latin | frīgeō | to be cold or chilly; freeze |
| 6 | Latin | -eō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |