Where does “oroare” come from?
oroare (Romanian) comes from French horreur, from Old French horror, from Latin horror, from Latin horrēre, from Proto-Italic horzēō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti.
oroare (Romanian): horror
Definitions
- horror
Ancestry of “oroare”, step by step
oroare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French horreur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | horreur | horror; eyesore |
| 2 | Old French | horror | horror or terror |
| 3 | Latin | horror | bristling; shaking, shivering, chill; dread,... |
| 4 | Latin | horrēre | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | horzēō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti | — |
via Italian orrore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | orrore | horror; disgust, loathing |