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horresco.

to begin to bristle up; one's hair rises on end

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[hɔrˈreːs.koː]Classical-Latin[orˈrɛs.ko]
  1. to begin to bristle up; one's hair rises on end

    conjugation-3 · no-supine
  2. to become terrified

    conjugation-3 · no-supine
  3. to begin to shiver, shake, tremble, shudder

    conjugation-3 · no-supine
  4. to start to dread

    conjugation-3 · no-supine · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin horreō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin horrēscō From horreō (“to shudder”) + -scō (inchoative).

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