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Where does “iracondo” come from?

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

iracondo (Italian): irascible, choleric, irritable

Definitions

  1. irascible, choleric, irritable

Ancestry of “iracondo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīrācundus—
2Latinīra—
3Latineira—
4Proto-Italiceisā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eys-to propel; to move quickly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eys- →