Where does “exasperate” come from?

exasperate (Latin) comes from Latin exaspero, from Latin aspero, from Latin asper, from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- — to cut.

exasperate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “exasperate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexasperoI roughen; I irritate, provoke, exasperate
2LatinasperoI make rough or uneven, roughen; I make sharp,...
3Latinasperrough, uneven, coarse; unrefined, rude; sharp,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂esp-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- →Every word from Latin asper →Every word from Latin aspero →