Where does “horrendo” come from?
horrendo (Spanish) comes from Latin horrendus, from Latin horreō, from Proto-Italic horzēō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti.
horrendo (Spanish): horrendous, horrific, dreadful, awful
Definitions
- horrendous, horrific, dreadful, awful
Ancestry of “horrendo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | horrendus | horrible, horrendous |
| 2 | Latin | horreō | to stand erect, stand on end |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | horzēō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti | — |