Where does “horrify” come from?
horrify (English) comes 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.
horrify (English): To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease;...
Definitions
- To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease;...
Ancestry of “horrify”, step by step
horrify traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English horror
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | horror | An intense distressing emotion of fear or... |
| 2 | Middle English | horer | — |
| 3 | Old French | horror | horror or terror |
| 4 | Latin | horror | bristling; shaking, shivering, chill; dread,... |
| 5 | Latin | horrēre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | horzēō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti | — |
via Latin horrificare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | horrificare | — |