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
Definitions
- In a barbarious way
Ancestry of “barbariously”, step by step
barbariously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English barbarious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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- | — |