Where does “terrifyingly” come from?
Terrifyingly derives from English terrify, from Middle French terrifier, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz meaning "fearsome," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to shake" or "tremble."
terrifyingly (English): In a terrifying manner
Definitions
- In a terrifying manner
Ancestry of “terrifyingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | terrifying | Frightening or intimidating; Of a formidable... |
| 2 | English | terrify | To frighten greatly; to fill with terror; To... |
| 3 | Middle French | terrifier | — |
| 4 | Latin | terrificare | — |
| 5 | Latin | terror | a dread, terror, great fear, alarm, panic; an... |
| 6 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 7 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 9 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |