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Where does “irritare” come from?

irritare (Italian) comes from Latin irrito, from Latin irritus, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

irritare (Italian): to irritate, vex, provoke, peeve; to irritate,...

Definitions

  1. to irritate, vex, provoke, peeve; to irritate,...

Ancestry of “irritare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinirritoI incite, excite, stimulate, instigate, provoke;...
2Latinirritusinvalid, void, null and void; ineffective,...
3Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
4Latinrēōr—
5Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “irritare”

  • irritate
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