Latin

terreō

‘to frighten, terrify, alarm’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin terreō.

9 English words in this record descend from Latin terreō, most familiar first.

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

Etymograph / Latin terreō