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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

  1. horrific

Ancestry of “orrifico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhorrificusawful, horrible, dreadful; frightening,...
2Latinhorreō—
3Proto-Italichorzēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti →