Where does “unhorrendous” come from?
unhorrendous (English) comes from English horrendous, from Latin horrendus, from Latin horreō, from Proto-Italic horzēō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti.
unhorrendous (English): Not horrendous
Definitions
- Not horrendous
Ancestry of “unhorrendous”, step by step
unhorrendous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English horrendous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | horrendous | Extremely bad; awful; terrible |
| 2 | Latin | horrendus | horrible, horrendous |
| 3 | Latin | horreō | to stand erect, stand on end |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | horzēō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |