Where does “ira” come from?

ira (Italian) comes from Latin īra, from Latin eira, from Proto-Italic eisā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eys- — to propel; to move quickly.

ira (Italian): anger, ire, wrath

Definitions

  1. anger, ire, wrath

Ancestry of “ira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīraire, anger, wrath
2Latineira—
3Proto-Italiceisā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eys-to propel; to move quickly

Words derived from “ira”

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