Where does “horripilare” come from?
horripilare (Late Latin) comes 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.
horripilare (Late Latin): of hairs: to bristle
Definitions
- of hairs: to bristle
Ancestry of “horripilare”, step by step
horripilare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin pīlus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 2 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |
via Latin horreō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | horreō | to stand erect, stand on end |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | horzēō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti | — |