Where does “irritar” come from?

irritar (Portuguese) 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.

irritar (Portuguese): to irritate; to excite; to annoy, to bother

Definitions

  1. to irritate; to excite; to annoy, to bother

Ancestry of “irritar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinirritoI incite, excite, stimulate, instigate, provoke;...
2Latinirritusinvalid, void, null and void; ineffective,...
3Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
4Latinrēōrto reckon, calculate
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic rēōr
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