Where does “ire” come from?

ire (Middle English) comes from Old French ire, from Latin īra, from Latin eira, from Proto-Italic eisā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eys- — to propel; to move quickly.

ire (Middle English): Alternative form of hire; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hire; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “ire”, step by step

ire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French ire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchireire, anger, rage
2Latinīraire, anger, wrath
3Latineira—
4Proto-Italiceisā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eys-to propel; to move quickly

via Latin īre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīre—
2Proto-ItaliceōI go
3Proto-Italicejō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “ire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eys- →Every word from Proto-Italic eisā →Every word from Latin eira →