Where does “irascível” come from?

irascível (Portuguese) comes from Latin īrāscibilis, from Latin īrāscor, from Latin īrātus, from Latin īra, from Latin eira, from Proto-Italic eisā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eys- — to propel; to move quickly.

irascível (Portuguese): irascible prone to anger

Definitions

  1. irascible prone to anger

Ancestry of “irascível”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīrāscibilisirascible, choleric
2Latinīrāscorto be angry, to be enraged
3Latinīrātusangry, irate, angered, enraged, furious, wrathful
4Latinīraire, anger, wrath
5Latineira—
6Proto-Italiceisā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eys-to propel; to move quickly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eys- →Every word from Proto-Italic eisā →Every word from Latin eira →