Where does “Urițescu” come from?

Urițescu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Urîtu, from Romanian urât, from Romanian urî, from Latin horrīre, from Latin horreō, from Proto-Italic horzēō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti.

Ancestry of “Urițescu”, step by step

Urițescu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian Urîtu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianUrîtu
2Romanianurâthated; ugly; past participle of urî
3Romanianurîto hate
4Latinhorrīre
5Latinhorreōto stand erect, stand on end
6Proto-Italichorzēō
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti

via Romanian Urâtu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianUrâtu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)tiEvery word from Proto-Italic horzēōEvery word from Latin horreō