Where does “horrificus” come from?

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

horrificus (Latin): awful, horrible, dreadful; frightening,...

Definitions

  1. awful, horrible, dreadful; frightening,...

Ancestry of “horrificus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhorreōto stand erect, stand on end
2Proto-Italichorzēō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti—

Words derived from “horrificus”

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