Where does “reubarbe” come from?
reubarbe (Anglo-Norman) comes from Latin reubarbarum, from Koine Greek ῥῆον βαρβαρικόν, from Ancient Greek ῥῆον, from Middle Persian rēwand, from Middle Persian lypʾs, from Proto-Iranian (h)rabā́š, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ā́ćš.
Ancestry of “reubarbe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | reubarbarum | rhubarb |
| 2 | Koine Greek | ῥῆον βαρβαρικόν | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῥῆον | rhubarb |
| 4 | Middle Persian | rēwand | — |
| 5 | Middle Persian | lypʾs | rhubarb |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | (h)rabā́š | rhubarb; fennel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (s)rabʰā́ćš | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -ā́ćš | animal and plant suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eḱés | — |