Where does “infuriable” come from?
infuriable (English) comes from English infuriate, from Medieval Latin infuriatus, from Latin infurio, from Latin furia, from Latin furō, from Latin fūr, from Proto-Italic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰṓr — to bear, carry.
infuriable (English): Tending to fury; capable of being infuriated
Definitions
- Tending to fury; capable of being infuriated
Ancestry of “infuriable”, step by step
infuriable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English infuriate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infuriate | To make furious or mad with anger; to fill with... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | infuriatus | enraged |
| 3 | Latin | infurio | to enrage |
| 4 | Latin | furia | rage, fury, frenzy |
| 5 | Latin | furō | to rave, rage, or seethe; to be crazed, mad, or frantic |
| 6 | Latin | fūr | a thief |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fōr | thief |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰṓr | thief |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |