Where does “horripilante” come from?
horripilante (Portuguese) comes from Spanish horripilar, from Late Latin horripilare, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.
horripilante (Portuguese): ghastly; creepy
Ancestry of “horripilante”, step by step