horripilo.
to bristle with hairs, to be shaggy
Meaning & usage
to bristle with hairs, to be shaggy
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰers-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰr̥s-éh₁-(ye)-ti Proto-Italic *horzēō Latin horreō Proto-Indo-European *pil-? Latin pilus 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 -ō Latin horripilo Derived from horreō (“to stand erect”) + pilus (“hair”) + -ō (1ˢᵗ-conjugation verbal suffix).
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