Where does “rilesome” come from?
rilesome (English) comes from English rile, from English roil, from Middle French rouiller, from Old French rouil, from Vulgar Latin robicula, from Latin rōbīgō, from Latin rōbus, from Proto-Italic rouβos — red.
rilesome (English): Characterised or marked by riling; roilsome
Definitions
- Characterised or marked by riling; roilsome
Ancestry of “rilesome”, step by step
rilesome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rile | to make angry; to stir or move from a state of... |
| 2 | English | roil | To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or... |
| 3 | Middle French | rouiller | to rust |
| 4 | Old French | rouil | rust |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | robicula | — |
| 6 | Latin | rōbīgō | rust |
| 7 | Latin | rōbus | red |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rouβos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |