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Where does “horrifier” come from?

horrifier (French) comes from Latin horrifico, from Latin horrificus, from Latin horreō, from Proto-Italic horzēō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti.

horrifier (French): to horrify

Definitions

  1. to horrify

Ancestry of “horrifier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhorrificodative masculine singular of horrificus; dative...
2Latinhorrificusawful, horrible, dreadful; frightening,...
3Latinhorreō—
4Proto-Italichorzēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti—
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