Where does “iracund” come from?

iracund (English) comes from Latin īrācundus, from Latin īra, from Latin eira, from Proto-Italic eisā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eys- — to propel; to move quickly.

iracund (English): Angry; irritable

Definitions

  1. Angry; irritable

Ancestry of “iracund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīrācundushasty of temper, hot-tempered, irritable, irascible, predisposed to anger, prone to anger, quick to anger; passionate, wrathful
2Latinīraire, anger, wrath
3Latineira—
4Proto-Italiceisā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eys-to propel; to move quickly

Words derived from “iracund”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eys- →Every word from Proto-Italic eisā →Every word from Latin eira →