Where does “exasperant” come from?

exasperant (Catalan) comes from Catalan exasperar, from Latin exaspero, from Latin aspero, from Latin asper, from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- — to cut.

exasperant (Catalan): exasperating

Definitions

  1. exasperating

Ancestry of “exasperant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanexasperarto exasperate
2LatinexasperoI roughen; I irritate, provoke, exasperate
3LatinasperoI make rough or uneven, roughen; I make sharp,...
4Latinasperrough, uneven, coarse; unrefined, rude; sharp,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂esp-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- →Every word from Latin asper →Every word from Latin aspero →