Where does “barbituratism” come from?
barbituratism (English) comes from English barbiturate, from German Barbiturat, from French barbiturique, from German Barbitursäure, from German Barbara, from Latin barbara, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος.
barbituratism (English): Synonym of barbiturism
Definitions
- Synonym of barbiturism
Ancestry of “barbituratism”, step by step
barbituratism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English barbiturate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | barbiturate | Any salt or ester of barbituric acid; Any of... |
| 2 | German | Barbiturat | barbiturate |
| 3 | French | barbiturique | barbiturate |
| 4 | German | Barbitursäure | — |
| 5 | German | Barbara | popular especially in the mid-twentieth century |
| 6 | Latin | barbara | a wild, savage, cruel, barbarous, shameless, or... |
| 7 | Latin | barbarus | foreign; savage; uncivilized |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |