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
Ancestry of “irate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | irato | irate, furious |
| 2 | Latin | īrātus | — |
| 3 | Latin | īra | — |
| 4 | Latin | eira | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | eisā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eys- | to propel; to move quickly |