Where does “hirsute” come from?
hirsute (French) comes from Latin hirsutus, from Latin hirtus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰérstos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- — stiff; surprised.
hirsute (French): hairy, bristly, shaggy
Ancestry of “hirsute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | hirsutus | rough, shaggy, bristly, prickly; hairy, hirsute |
| 2 | Latin | hirtus | hairy, shaggy; rough, rude, unpolished |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰérstos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰers- | stiff; surprised |
Words derived from “hirsute”