Where does “horripilating” come from?
horripilating (English) comes from English horripilate, 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.
horripilating (English): Causing horripilation; Horrendous, horrifying,...
Definitions
- Causing horripilation; Horrendous, horrifying,...
Ancestry of “horripilating”, step by step
horripilating traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English horripilate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | horripilate | To bristle in fear or horror; to have goose bumps... |
| 2 | Latin | horripilātus | — |
| 3 | Latin | horripilō | to bristle with hairs, to be shaggy |
| 4 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 5 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |