Etymograph

English

horripilation

Horripilation comes from Late Latin horripilatio ‘bristling (of the hair)’, and goes back to Latin pilus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpilus
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEhorripilō‘to bristle with hairs, to be shaggy’
  3. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEhorripilatio‘bristling (of the hair)’
  4. Englishtodayhorripilation

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpilus
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEhorripilō‘to bristle with hairs, to be shaggy’
  3. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEhorripilatio‘bristling (of the hair)’
  4. Englishtodayhorripilation

Linked words

through Latin pilus

pile, peel, pill, plush, pellet, peloton, pilar, 22 more

Today it means

noun A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin pilus / horripilation

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