Etymology of the English word irritate
the English word
irritatederived from the Latin word
irritatio (incitement, provocation)
derived from the Latin word
irritatusderived from the Late Latin word
irritare (excite; exasperate, provoke)
derived from the Latin word
irritus (ineffective, useless; invalid)
derived from the Latin word
in-derived from the Latin word
ratus (established, authoritative; fixed; rat)
derived from the Latin word
reri (think, regard; deem)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ar-derived from the Latin word
irritatumderived from the Late Latin word
irritare (excite; exasperate, provoke)
derived from the Latin word
irritus (ineffective, useless; invalid)
derived from the Latin word
in-derived from the Latin word
ratus (established, authoritative; fixed; rat)
derived from the Latin word
reri (think, regard; deem)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ar-Date
The earliest known usage of irritate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
abirritate,
irritated,
irritating,
irritativeCognates
Dutch
irriteren, French
irriter, German
irritieren, Norwegian
irritere, Swedish
irriteraUsage
Word found in Modern English
