Where does “unhorrible” come from?
unhorrible (English) comes from English horrible, from Middle English horrible, from Old French horrible, from Latin horribilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
unhorrible (English): Not horrible
Ancestry of “unhorrible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | horrible | A thing that causes horror; a terrifying thing,... |
| 2 | Middle English | horrible | horrible |
| 3 | Old French | horrible | — |
| 4 | Latin | horribilis | horrible, terrible, dreadful, fearful |
| 5 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |