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Where does “horrour” come from?

horrour (Old French) comes from Latin horror, from Latin horrēre, from Proto-Italic horzēō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti.

horrour (Old French): Alternative form of horror

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of horror

Ancestry of “horrour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhorrorbristling; shaking, shivering, chill; dread,...
2Latinhorrēre—
3Proto-Italichorzēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti—
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