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Where does “horrorfest” come from?

horrorfest (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.

horrorfest (English): A situation, event, film, etc. that is full of...

Definitions

  1. A situation, event, film, etc. that is full of...

Ancestry of “horrorfest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhorrorAn intense distressing emotion of fear or...
2Middle Englishhorer—
3Old Frenchhorrorhorror or terror
4Latinhorrorbristling; shaking, shivering, chill; dread,...
5Latinhorrēre—
6Proto-Italichorzēō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti →