Where does “horrendo” come from?

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

horrendo (Portuguese): gruesome

Definitions

  1. gruesome

Ancestry of “horrendo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhorrendushorrible, horrendous
2Latinhorreōto stand erect, stand on end
3Proto-Italichorzēō
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti

Words derived from “horrendo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)tiEvery word from Proto-Italic horzēōEvery word from Latin horreō