Where does “hirsut” come from?

hirsut (Romanian) comes from French hirsute, from Latin hirsutus, from Latin hirtus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰérstos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- — stiff; surprised.

hirsut (Romanian): hirsute, shaggy

Definitions

  1. hirsute, shaggy

Ancestry of “hirsut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhirsutehairy, bristly, shaggy
2Latinhirsutusrough, shaggy, bristly, prickly; hairy, hirsute
3Latinhirtushairy, shaggy; rough, rude, unpolished
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰérstos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰers-stiff; surprised
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰérstos →Every word from Latin hirtus →