Where does “irate” come from?

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

irate (Italian): feminine plural of irato

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of irato

Ancestry of “irate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianiratoirate, furious
2Latinīrātusangry, irate, angered, enraged, furious, wrathful
3Latinīraire, anger, wrath
4Latineira—
5Proto-Italiceisā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eys-to propel; to move quickly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eys- →Every word from Proto-Italic eisā →Every word from Latin eira →