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Where does “hortor” come from?

hortor (Latin) comes from Latin horior, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

hortor (Latin): I encourage, exhort, urge

Definitions

  1. I encourage, exhort, urge

Ancestry of “hortor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinhoriorI encourage, urge
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “hortor”

  • exhort
  • hortatory
  • exhorter
  • hortative
  • exhortative
  • exhorteth
  • dehort
  • dehorter
  • adhortative
  • hortatively
  • exhortatively
  • exhortest
  • adhort
  • exhortation
  • exhortor
  • adhortor
  • adhortaturus
  • exhortationem
  • exhortatio
  • dehortans
  • dehortaturus
  • dehortatus
  • dehortandus
  • exhortativus
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