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Where does “exasperateth” come from?

exasperateth (English) comes from English exasperate, from Latin exasperatus, from Latin exaspero, from Latin aspero, from Latin asper, from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- — to cut.

exasperateth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “exasperateth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexasperateTo tax the patience of, irk, frustrate, vex,...
2Latinexasperatusroughened; irritated, provoked, exasperated
3LatinexasperoI roughen; I irritate, provoke, exasperate
4LatinasperoI make rough or uneven, roughen; I make sharp,...
5Latinasperrough, uneven, coarse; unrefined, rude; sharp,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂esp-to cut
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