Etymology of the English word irascible
the English word
irasciblederived from the Old French word
irasciblederived from the Latin word
irascibilis (irascible, choleric)
derived from the Latin word
irasci (get, be, become angry)
derived from the Latin word
ira (anger; ire, wrath)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eis-Date
The earliest known usage of irascible in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
