English
rixy
Rixy comes from Latin rixa ‘quarrel, brawl, dispute, contest, strife,…’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁riḱ-s-eh₂.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁riḱ-s-eh₂reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErixa‘quarrel, brawl, dispute, contest, strife, contention’
- Englishtodayrixy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁riḱ-s-eh₂reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErixa‘quarrel, brawl, dispute, contest, strife, contention’
- Englishtodayrixy
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁riḱ-s-eh₂
Today it means
adj quarrelsome
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.