Where does “irritate” come from?
irritate (Italian) comes from Italian irritare, 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.
irritate (Italian): feminine plural of irritato; second-person plural...
Definitions
- feminine plural of irritato; second-person plural...
Ancestry of “irritate”, step by step
irritate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian irritare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | irritare | to irritate, vex, provoke, peeve; to irritate,... |
| 2 | Latin | irrito | I incite, excite, stimulate, instigate, provoke;... |
| 3 | Latin | irritus | invalid, void, null and void; ineffective,... |
| 4 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 5 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Italian irritato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | irritato | irritated, annoyed, distressed, vexed; past... |