Where does “horripilate” come from?

horripilate (English) comes from Latin horripilātus, from Latin horripilō, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

horripilate (English): To bristle in fear or horror; to have goose bumps...

Definitions

  1. To bristle in fear or horror; to have goose bumps...

Ancestry of “horripilate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhorripilātus—
2Latinhorripilōto bristle with hairs, to be shaggy
3Latinpīlusa hair
4Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
5Proto-Italicpistlom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “horripilate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →