Where does “horripilatio” come from?

horripilatio (Late Latin) comes from Latin horripilo, from Latin pilus, from Proto-Indo-European pil-, from Proto-Algonquian *pi·l-.

horripilatio (Late Latin): bristling

Definitions

  1. bristling

Ancestry of “horripilatio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinhorripiloI bristle with hairs, I am shaggy
2LatinpilusA hair; An insignificant amount; iota; least...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpil-one string of hair; string of hair; strand of...
4Proto-Algonquian*pi·l-—

Words derived from “horripilatio”

Every word from Proto-Algonquian *pi·l- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pil- →Every word from Latin pilus →