Where does “iracundo” come from?

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

iracundo (Portuguese): short-tempered

Definitions

  1. short-tempered

Ancestry of “iracundo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīrācundushasty of temper, hot-tempered, irritable, irascible, predisposed to anger, prone to anger, quick to anger; passionate, wrathful
2Latinīraire, anger, wrath
3Latineira
4Proto-Italiceisā
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eys-to propel; to move quickly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eys-Every word from Proto-Italic eisāEvery word from Latin eira