Where does “irritation” come from?
Irritation comes from Middle French irritation, from Latin irritatio (act of provoking), derived from the Latin -tio suffix combined with a Proto-Indo-European root h₃er- meaning to stir or agitate.
irritation (English): The act of irritating or annoying; The state of...
Definitions
- The act of irritating or annoying; The state of...
Ancestry of “irritation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | irritation | — |
| 2 | Latin | irrītātiō | incitement, incentive, provocation, irritation, stimulant |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |