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Where does “horrid” come from?

Horrid comes from Latin horridus, from Latin horrere, from Latin horreo, from Proto-Italic horzēō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥s-éh₂-(ye)-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers-.

horrid (English): Bristling, rough, rugged; Causing horror or...

Definitions

  1. Bristling, rough, rugged; Causing horror or...

Ancestry of “horrid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhorridusrough, bristly, shaggy; rude, rough, uncouth,...
2Latinhorreō—
3Proto-Italichorzēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti—

Words derived from “horrid”

  • horridly
  • horridness
  • horridsome
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