Where does “horreō” come from?

horreō (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic horzēō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti.

horreō (Latin): to stand erect, stand on end

Definitions

  1. to stand erect, stand on end

Ancestry of “horreō”, step by step

horreō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic horzēō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italichorzēō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti—

via Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰers-stiff; surprised

Words derived from “horreō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti →Every word from Proto-Italic horzēō →
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