Etymology of the French word horrible
the Old French word
horriblederived from the Latin word
horribilis (awful, horrible, terrible)
derived from the Late Latin word
horrere (to bristle, shudder; dread, shrink from, shudder at)
Date
The earliest known usage of horrible in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
horriblementDerivations in other languages
English
horribleCognates
Italian
orribile, Portuguese
horrivel, Spanish
horribleUsage
Word found in Old French
