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Where does “irritabilis” come from?

irritabilis (Latin) 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.

irritabilis (Latin): irritable, irascible, short-tempered; excitable,...

Definitions

  1. irritable, irascible, short-tempered; excitable,...

Ancestry of “irritabilis”, 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 “irritabilis”

  • irritable
  • irritably
  • irritableness
  • hyperirritable
  • unirritable
  • inirritable
  • irritable
  • irritablemente
  • irritabile
  • irritabilité
  • irritable
  • irritabel
  • irritable
  • irritabel
  • irritable
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