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
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “exasperateth”, step by step
exasperateth 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 eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |