Where does “hirsute” come from?

Hirsute comes from Latin hirsutus, from earlier Latin hirtus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰérstos, ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root ǵʰers-.

hirsute (English): Covered in hair or bristles; hairy

Definitions

  1. Covered in hair or bristles; hairy

Ancestry of “hirsute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhirsutusrough, shaggy, bristly, prickly; hairy, hirsute
2Latinhirtushairy, shaggy; rough, rude, unpolished
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰérstos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰers-stiff; surprised

Words derived from “hirsute”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰérstos →Every word from Latin hirtus →