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Etymology of the Latin word horrificare

the Latin word horrificare
derived from the Latin word horrificus (awful, horrible, dreadful)
using the Late Latin suffix -ficus
derived from the Latin word facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhē-
derived from the Latin word horror (shivering, dread, awe rigidity)
derived from the Late Latin word horrere (to bristle, shudder; dread, shrink from, shudder at)

Derivations in other languages

English horrify, French horrifier, Portuguese horrificar



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