Where does “exaspera” come from?

exaspera (Romanian) comes from French exaspérer, from Latin exaspero, from Latin aspero, from Latin asper, from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- — to cut.

exaspera (Romanian): to exasperate

Definitions

  1. to exasperate

Ancestry of “exaspera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchexaspérerto exasperate (to frustrate)
2LatinexasperoI roughen; I irritate, provoke, exasperate
3LatinasperoI make rough or uneven, roughen; I make sharp,...
4Latinasperrough, uneven, coarse; unrefined, rude; sharp,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂esp-to cut

Words derived from “exaspera”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- →Every word from Latin asper →Every word from Latin aspero →