Where does “barblessness” come from?
barblessness (English) comes from English barbless, from English barb, from English barbiturate, from German Barbiturat, from French barbiturique, from German Barbitursäure, from German Barbara, from Latin barbara.
barblessness (English): Absence of a barb
Definitions
- Absence of a barb
Ancestry of “barblessness”, step by step
barblessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English barbless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | barbless | Lacking a barb |
| 2 | English | barb | The point that stands backward in an arrow,... |
| 3 | English | barbiturate | Any salt or ester of barbituric acid; Any of... |
| 4 | German | Barbiturat | barbiturate |
| 5 | French | barbiturique | barbiturate |
| 6 | German | Barbitursäure | — |
| 7 | German | Barbara | popular especially in the mid-twentieth century |
| 8 | Latin | barbara | a wild, savage, cruel, barbarous, shameless, or... |
| 9 | Latin | barbarus | foreign; savage; uncivilized |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |