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Where does “horrent” come from?

horrent (English) comes from Latin horrens, from Latin horreō, from Proto-Italic horzēō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti.

horrent (English): Standing erect, as bristles; covered with...

Definitions

  1. Standing erect, as bristles; covered with...

Ancestry of “horrent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhorrenstrembling
2Latinhorreō—
3Proto-Italichorzēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti—
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