English
abirritant
Abirritant comes from French irritant, from Latin irrītō ‘to irritate’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- ‘to move, to stir’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃er-‘to move, to stir’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reyH-‘to churn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃riH-tó-s‘whirled, stirred’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEirrītō‘to irritate’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentirritant
- Englishtodayabirritant
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃er-‘to move, to stir’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reyH-‘to churn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃riH-tó-s‘whirled, stirred’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEirrītō‘to irritate’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentirritant
- Englishtodayabirritant
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- ‘to move, to stir’
run, original, earn, origin, abortion, orient, abort, ornithology, erne, orogeny, 17 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- ‘to churn’
ride, riding, raid, rival, derivative, rin, derivation, ria, ritter, overridden, ern, 11 more
through Latin irrītō ‘to irritate’
Today it means
adj Acting to diminish irritation; soothing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- / abirritant