Where does “infuriator” come from?
infuriator (English) comes from English OR, from Middle English ōr, from Middle French or, from Old French or, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō.
infuriator (English): One who or that which infuriates
Definitions
- One who or that which infuriates
Ancestry of “infuriator”, step by step
infuriator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English OR
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | OR | Inclusive or; either one proposition or the other... |
| 2 | Middle English | ōr | or |
| 3 | Middle French | or | gold |
| 4 | Old French | or | gold; blond color; Alternative form of ore |
| 5 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 6 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 8 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 9 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 10 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |
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 |