Where does “survival horror” come from?

survival horror (English) comes from Japanese サバイバルホラー, 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.

survival horror (English): A video game genre that emphasizes scarcity of...

Definitions

  1. A video game genre that emphasizes scarcity of...

Ancestry of “survival horror”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseサバイバルホラーsurvival horror
2EnglishhorrorAn intense distressing emotion of fear or...
3Middle Englishhorer—
4Old Frenchhorrorhorror or terror
5Latinhorrorbristling; shaking, shivering, chill; dread,...
6Latinhorrēre—
7Proto-Italichorzēō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti →Every word from Proto-Italic horzēō →Every word from Latin horrēre →