Where does “arrepiar” come from?

arrepiar (Galician) comes from Late Latin horripilare, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

arrepiar (Galician): to frighten, horrify; to shiver, shudder; to...

Definitions

  1. to frighten, horrify; to shiver, shudder; to...

Ancestry of “arrepiar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinhorripilareof hairs: to bristle
2Latinpīlusa hair
3Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
4Proto-Italicpistlom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →