Where does “ira” come from?

ira (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese ira, from Latin īra, from Latin eira, from Proto-Italic eisā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eys- — to propel; to move quickly.

ira (Portuguese): anger, rage

Definitions

  1. anger, rage

Ancestry of “ira”, step by step

ira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese ira

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

via Old Tupi eíra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupieírabee

Words derived from “ira”

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