Where does “rile” come from?

Rile derives from Middle French rouiller, Old French rouil, Vulgar Latin robicula, Latin robigo meaning rust or decay, ultimately from Latin rufus meaning red.

rile (English): to make angry; to stir or move from a state of...

Definitions

to make angry; to stir or move from a state of...

Ancestry of “rile”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	roil	To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or...
2	Middle French	rouiller	to rust
3	Old French	rouil	rust
4	Vulgar Latin	robicula	—
5	Latin	rōbīgō	rust
6	Latin	rōbus	red
7	Proto-Italic	rouβos	—
8	Proto-Indo-European	h₁rewdʰ-	red

Words derived from “rile”

rilesome

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic rouβos →Every word from Latin rōbus →