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Where does “infuriation” come from?

infuriation (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.

infuriation (English): Extreme anger; Something that causes extreme...

Definitions

  1. Extreme anger; Something that causes extreme...

Ancestry of “infuriation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinfuriateTo make furious or mad with anger; to fill with...
2Medieval Latininfuriatusenraged
3Latininfurioto enrage
4Latinfuriarage, fury, frenzy
5Latinfurō—
6Latinfūr—
7Proto-Italicfōrthief
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰṓrthief
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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