Where does “irascible” come from?

Irascible derives from French irascible, from Latin irascibilis meaning "prone to anger," formed from Latin ira "anger" and the Latin suffix -ibilis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁eys-.

irascible (English): Easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable

Definitions

  1. Easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable

Ancestry of “irascible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchirascibleirascible
2Latinīrāscibilisirascible, choleric
3Latinīrāscorto be angry, to be enraged
4Latinīrātusangry, irate, angered, enraged, furious, wrathful
5Latinīraire, anger, wrath
6Latineira—
7Proto-Italiceisā—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eys-to propel; to move quickly

Words derived from “irascible”

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