Etymology

abirritate

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Today it means: To diminish the sensibility of; to debilitate; to soothe. Full definition →

English irritate ← Latin ab- ← Proto-Italic *ap
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinab
  5. Latinab-
  6. Englishab-
  7. Englishirritate
  8. English todayabirritate

From ab- + irritate.

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