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Where does “horrisonant” come from?

horrisonant (English) comes from Latin horrisonus, from Latin horreō, from Proto-Italic horzēō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti.

horrisonant (English): Having an unpleasant sound

Definitions

  1. Having an unpleasant sound

Ancestry of “horrisonant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinhorrisonusThat makes a horrid sound
2Latinhorreō—
3Proto-Italichorzēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti →