Where does “horror” come from?
horror (Spanish) comes from Latin horrorem, from Latin horror, from Latin horrēre, from Proto-Italic horzēō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti.
horror (Spanish): horror; terror
Definitions
- horror; terror
Ancestry of “horror”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | horrorem | accusative singular of horror |
| 2 | Latin | horror | bristling; shaking, shivering, chill; dread,... |
| 3 | Latin | horrēre | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | horzēō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰr̥séh₁(ye)ti | — |