Where does “horripilation” come from?
horripilation (English) comes from Late Latin horripilatio, from Latin horripilo, from Latin pilus, from Proto-Indo-European pil-, from Proto-Algonquian *pi·l-.
horripilation (English): A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the...
Definitions
- A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the...
Ancestry of “horripilation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | horripilatio | bristling |
| 2 | Latin | horripilo | I bristle with hairs, I am shaggy |
| 3 | Latin | pilus | A hair; An insignificant amount; iota; least... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pil- | one string of hair; string of hair; strand of... |
| 5 | Proto-Algonquian | *pi·l- | — |