Where does “horrour” come from?

horrour (English) comes from Middle English horrour, from Old French horrour, from Latin horror, from Latin horrēre, from Proto-Italic horzēō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti.

horrour (English): Misspelling of horror; Obsolete form of horror

Definitions

  1. Misspelling of horror; Obsolete form of horror

Ancestry of “horrour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhorrour—
2Old FrenchhorrourAlternative form of horror
3Latinhorrorbristling; shaking, shivering, chill; dread,...
4Latinhorrēre—
5Proto-Italichorzēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti →Every word from Proto-Italic horzēō →Every word from Latin horrēre →