Where does “barbara” come from?
barbara (English) comes from Latin barbara, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
barbara (English): A syllogism in which all three propositions are...
Definitions
- A syllogism in which all three propositions are...
Ancestry of “barbara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | barbara | a wild, savage, cruel, barbarous, shameless, or... |
| 2 | Latin | barbarus | foreign; savage; uncivilized |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |