Where does “infuriate” come from?
Infuriate comes from Medieval Latin infuriatus, from Latin infurio, derived from furia meaning rage, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-.
infuriate (English): To make furious or mad with anger; to fill with...
Definitions
- To make furious or mad with anger; to fill with...
Ancestry of “infuriate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | infuriatus | enraged |
| 2 | Latin | infurio | to enrage |
| 3 | Latin | furia | rage, fury, frenzy |
| 4 | Latin | furō | to rave, rage, or seethe; to be crazed, mad, or frantic |
| 5 | Latin | fūr | a thief |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | fōr | thief |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰṓr | thief |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
Words derived from “infuriate”