Where does “exasperater” come from?
exasperater (English) comes from English exasperate, from Latin exasperatus, from Latin exaspero, from Latin aspero, from Latin asper, from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- — to cut.
exasperater (English): One who exasperates
Definitions
- One who exasperates
Ancestry of “exasperater”, step by step
exasperater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exasperate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exasperate | To tax the patience of, irk, frustrate, vex,... |
| 2 | Latin | exasperatus | roughened; irritated, provoked, exasperated |
| 3 | Latin | exaspero | I roughen; I irritate, provoke, exasperate |
| 4 | Latin | aspero | I make rough or uneven, roughen; I make sharp,... |
| 5 | Latin | asper | rough, uneven, coarse; unrefined, rude; sharp,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂esp- | to cut |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |