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Etymology of the Latin word horrendus

the Latin word horrendus (horrible, dreadful, terrible)
derived from the Late Latin word horrere (to bristle, shudder; dread, shrink from, shudder at)

Derivations in other languages

English horrendous, Italian orrendo, Portuguese horrendo, Spanish horrendo


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