Where does “horrorist” come from?
horrorist (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.
horrorist (English): A writer of horror
Definitions
- A writer of horror
Ancestry of “horrorist”, step by step
horrorist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English horror
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | horror | An intense distressing emotion of fear or... |
| 2 | Middle English | horer | — |
| 3 | Old French | horror | horror or terror |
| 4 | Latin | horror | bristling; shaking, shivering, chill; dread,... |
| 5 | Latin | horrēre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | horzēō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti | — |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |