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Where does “barbless” come from?

barbless (English) comes from English barb, from English barbiturate, from German Barbiturat, from French barbiturique, from German Barbitursäure, from German Barbara, from Latin barbara, from Latin barbarus.

barbless (English): Lacking a barb

Definitions

  1. Lacking a barb

Ancestry of “barbless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbarbThe point that stands backward in an arrow,...
2EnglishbarbiturateAny salt or ester of barbituric acid; Any of...
3GermanBarbiturat—
4Frenchbarbiturique—
5GermanBarbitursäure—
6GermanBarbara—
7Latinbarbaraa wild, savage, cruel, barbarous, shameless, or...
8Latinbarbarusforeign; savage; uncivilized
9Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—
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