Where does “horror” come from?

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

horror (Portuguese): horror

Definitions

  1. horror

Ancestry of “horror”, step by step

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

Words derived from “horror”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti →Every word from Proto-Italic horzēō →Every word from Latin horrēre →