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
- One who, or that which, horrifies
Ancestry of “horrifier”, step by step
horrifier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English horrify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | horrify | To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease;... |
| 2 | English | horror | An intense distressing emotion of fear or... |
| 3 | Middle English | horer | — |
| 4 | Old French | horror | horror or terror |
| 5 | Latin | horror | bristling; shaking, shivering, chill; dread,... |
| 6 | Latin | horrēre | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | horzēō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |