Where does “enrage” come from?
Enrage derives from Old French enrager, formed from the prefix en- and Latin -arius via Latin -are, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots including ne and h₁én, with connections to Latin rabies meaning madness or rage.
enrage (English): To fill with rage; to provoke to frenzy or...
Definitions
- To fill with rage; to provoke to frenzy or...
Ancestry of “enrage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | enrager | — |
| 2 | Old French | rage | rage; ire; fury |
| 3 | Latin | rabia | rage |
| 4 | Latin | rabiēs | — |
| 5 | Latin | rabiō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rebʰ- | rib; violent |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lebʰ- | youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,... |
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