Where does “hyperirritable” come from?
hyperirritable (English) comes from English irritable, from French irritable, from Latin irritabilis, from Latin irrito, from Latin irritus, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr — to fit, to fix, to put together.
hyperirritable (English): Excessively prone to irritation
Definitions
- Excessively prone to irritation
Ancestry of “hyperirritable”, step by step
hyperirritable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English irritable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | irritable | Capable of being irritated; Easily exasperated or... |
| 2 | French | irritable | irritable |
| 3 | Latin | irritabilis | irritable, irascible, short-tempered; excitable,... |
| 4 | Latin | irrito | I incite, excite, stimulate, instigate, provoke;... |
| 5 | Latin | irritus | invalid, void, null and void; ineffective,... |
| 6 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 7 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via English hyper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hyper | hyperactive; energetic; overly diligent;... |