Where does “abirritative” come from?
abirritative (English) comes from English abirritate, from English ab-, from English absolute, from Middle English absolut, from Middle French absolut, from Latin absolūtus, from Latin absolvō, from Latin solvo — six.
abirritative (English): Characterized by abirritation or debility
Definitions
- Characterized by abirritation or debility
Ancestry of “abirritative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abirritate | To diminish the sensibility of; to debilitate; to... |
| 2 | English | ab- | From; Away from; outside of; A unit of... |
| 3 | English | absolute | Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications... |
| 4 | Middle English | absolut | — |
| 5 | Middle French | absolut | — |
| 6 | Latin | absolūtus | concluded, finished, complete, having been ended |
| 7 | Latin | absolvō | to release, discharge |
| 8 | Latin | solvo | to loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt |
| 9 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 10 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |