Where does “horripilant” come from?
horripilant (French) comes from French horripiler, from Latin horripilāre, from Latin horreō, from Proto-Italic horzēō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti.
horripilant (French): present participle of horripiler; exasperating,...
Definitions
- present participle of horripiler; exasperating,...
Ancestry of “horripilant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | horripiler | to exasperate, infuriating |
| 2 | Latin | horripilāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | horreō | to stand erect, stand on end |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | horzēō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti | — |