Where does “irascible” come from?

irascible (Catalan) comes from Latin īrāscibilis, from Latin īrāscor, from Latin īrātus, from Latin īra, from Latin eira, from Proto-Italic eisā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eys- — to propel; to move quickly.

irascible (Catalan): irascible

Definitions

  1. irascible

Ancestry of “irascible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīrāscibilisirascible, choleric
2Latinīrāscorto be angry, to be enraged
3Latinīrātusangry, irate, angered, enraged, furious, wrathful
4Latinīraire, anger, wrath
5Latineira—
6Proto-Italiceisā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eys-to propel; to move quickly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eys- →Every word from Proto-Italic eisā →Every word from Latin eira →