Where does “orrifico” come from?
orrifico (Italian) comes from Latin horrificus, from Latin horreō, from Proto-Italic horzēō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti.
orrifico (Italian): horrific
Definitions
- horrific
Ancestry of “orrifico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | horrificus | awful, horrible, dreadful; frightening,... |
| 2 | Latin | horreō | to stand erect, stand on end |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | horzēō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti | — |