Where does “ire” come from?
Ire comes from Middle English ire, from Latin ira meaning anger, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥.
ire (English): Iron; Great anger; wrath; keen resentment; To...
Definitions
- Iron; Great anger; wrath; keen resentment; To...
Ancestry of “ire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | ire | Alternative form of hire; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Old French | ire | ire, anger, rage |
| 3 | Latin | īra | ire, anger, wrath |
| 4 | Latin | eira | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | eisā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eys- | to propel; to move quickly |