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Where does “orripilante” come from?

orripilante (Italian) comes from Italian orripilare, 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.

orripilante (Italian): present participle of orripilare; horrifying,...

Definitions

  1. present participle of orripilare; horrifying,...

Ancestry of “orripilante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianorripilareto be horrified; to horrify
2Late Latinhorripilareof hairs: to bristle
3Latinpīlus—
4Latinpīlum—
5Proto-Italicpistlom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “orripilante”

  • orripilantemente
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →