espeluznar.
to creep, to frighten, to horrify
Meaning & usage
to creep, to frighten, to horrify
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Old Spanish es- Spanish es- Proto-Indo-European *pil-? Latin pilus Spanish pelo Spanish -uza Spanish pelusader. Spanish peluza? Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -āre Old Spanish -ar Spanish -ar Spanish espeluzar Proto-Indo-European *leh₂k- Proto-Italic *lakeros Latin lacer ▲ Latin -ō Latin lacerāre Spanish lazrar blend Spanish espeluzrarder. Spanish espeluznar According to Corominas and Pascual, from earlier espeluzrar, from a blend of espeluzar + lazrar; the first element is likely from es- + peluza + -ar (variant of pelusa (“fluff, lint”)), while the second element is inherited from lacerāre.
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