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Where does “barberry” come from?

barberry (English) comes from Middle English berberie, from Medieval Latin berberis.

barberry (English): Any of the thorny shrubs of genus "Berberis",...

Definitions

  1. Any of the thorny shrubs of genus "Berberis",...

Ancestry of “barberry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishberberie—
2Medieval Latinberberis—
Every word from Medieval Latin berberis →