Where does “horripilo” come from?
horripilo (Late Latin) comes from Latin pilus, from Proto-Indo-European pil-, from Proto-Algonquian *pi·l-.
horripilo (Late Latin): to have one's hair bristled, ruffled; I bristle...
Definitions
- to have one's hair bristled, ruffled; I bristle...
Ancestry of “horripilo”, step by step
horripilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin pilus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pilus | A hair; An insignificant amount; iota; least... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pil- | one string of hair; string of hair; strand of... |
| 3 | Proto-Algonquian | *pi·l- | — |
via Latin horreo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | horreo | I stand erect, stand on end; I tremble, shiver; I... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | horzēō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti | — |