Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “horrifier” come from?

horrifier (English) comes from English horrify, from English horror, from Middle English horer, from Old French horror, from Latin horror, from Latin horrēre, from Proto-Italic horzēō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti.

horrifier (English): One who, or that which, horrifies

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, horrifies

Ancestry of “horrifier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhorrifyTo cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease;...
2EnglishhorrorAn intense distressing emotion of fear or...
3Middle Englishhorer—
4Old Frenchhorrorhorror or terror
5Latinhorrorbristling; shaking, shivering, chill; dread,...
6Latinhorrēre—
7Proto-Italichorzēō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti →