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Where does “exhorrescens” come from?

exhorrescens (Latin) comes from Latin exhorresco, from Latin horrēscō, from Latin -sco, from Proto-Italic -skō, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

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Ancestry of “exhorrescens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexhorrescoI tremble or shudder greatly; I am terrified; I...
2Latinhorrēscō—
3Latin-scoForms inchoative verbs from existing verbs,...
4Proto-Italic-skō—
5Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
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