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Where does “orroroso” come from?

orroroso (Italian) comes from Italian orrore, from Latin horror, from Latin horrēre, from Proto-Italic horzēō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti.

orroroso (Italian): horrifying

Definitions

  1. horrifying

Ancestry of “orroroso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianorrorehorror; disgust, loathing
2Latinhorrorbristling; shaking, shivering, chill; dread,...
3Latinhorrēre—
4Proto-Italichorzēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti →