Where does “hirsuto” come from?

hirsuto (Portuguese) comes from Latin hirsutus, from Latin hirtus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰérstos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- — stiff; surprised.

hirsuto (Portuguese): hirsute; hairy

Definitions

  1. hirsute; hairy

Ancestry of “hirsuto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhirsutusrough, shaggy, bristly, prickly; hairy, hirsute
2Latinhirtushairy, shaggy; rough, rude, unpolished
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰérstos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰers-stiff; surprised

Words derived from “hirsuto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰérstos →Every word from Latin hirtus →