Proto-Italic

*trozeō

‘to frighten, scare, terrify’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Italic *trozeō.

9 English words in this record descend from Proto-Italic *trozeō, most familiar first.

• terrible ← terribilis ← terreō
• terrorist ← terror ← terrour ← terreur ← terreur
• terror ← terrour ← terreur ← terreur ← terreō
• terrorism ← terrorisme ← terreur ← terreur ← terreur
• terribly ← terribli ← terrible ← terrible ← terribilis
• terrific ← terrifique ← terrificus ← terreō
• superterrific ← terrific ← terrifique ← terrificus ← terreō
• terrificness ← terrific ← terrifique ← terrificus ← terreō
• unterrific ← terrific ← terrifique ← terrificus ← terreō

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *trozeō