Where does “hórrido” come from?
hórrido (Spanish) comes from Latin horridus, from Latin horreō, from Proto-Italic horzēō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti.
hórrido (Spanish): horrid; horrible
Definitions
- horrid; horrible
Ancestry of “hórrido”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | horridus | rough, bristly, shaggy; rude, rough, uncouth,... |
| 2 | Latin | horreō | to stand erect, stand on end |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | horzēō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti | — |