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Where does “exhorresco” come from?

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

exhorresco (Latin): I tremble or shudder greatly; I am terrified; I...

Definitions

  1. I tremble or shudder greatly; I am terrified; I...

Ancestry of “exhorresco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhorrēscō—
2Latin-scoForms inchoative verbs from existing verbs,...
3Proto-Italic-skō—
4Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

Words derived from “exhorresco”

  • exhorrescens
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