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exterreo.

to strike with terror, frighten, affright, scare, terrify

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ɛkˈstɛr.re.oː]Classical-Latin[ekˈstɛr.re.o]
  1. to strike with terror, frighten, affright, scare, terrify

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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- Proto-Indo-European *tres- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti Proto-Italic *trozeō Latin terreō Latin exterreō From ex- + terreō (“frighten”).

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