Where does “barbariously” come from?
barbariously (English) comes from English barbarious, from English barbary, from Middle English barbarye, from Old French barbare, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
barbariously (English): In a barbarious way
Ancestry of “barbariously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | barbarious | barbarous, barbaric |
| 2 | English | barbary | barbarian; non-Christian |
| 3 | Middle English | barbarye | barbarian, non-Christian |
| 4 | Old French | barbare | — |
| 5 | Latin | barbarus | foreign; savage; uncivilized |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |