Where does “barbiturate” come from?
barbiturate (English) comes from German Barbiturat, from French barbiturique, from German Barbitursäure, from German Barbara, from Latin barbara, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
barbiturate (English): Any salt or ester of barbituric acid; Any of...
Definitions
- Any salt or ester of barbituric acid; Any of...
Ancestry of “barbiturate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Barbiturat | barbiturate |
| 2 | French | barbiturique | barbiturate |
| 3 | German | Barbitursäure | — |
| 4 | German | Barbara | popular especially in the mid-twentieth century |
| 5 | Latin | barbara | a wild, savage, cruel, barbarous, shameless, or... |
| 6 | Latin | barbarus | foreign; savage; uncivilized |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |