Where does “barbtail” come from?
barbtail (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.
barbtail (English): Any of the birds in the genera Premnornis, Premnoplex and Roraimia, found in South America
Definitions
- Any of the birds in the genera Premnornis, Premnoplex and Roraimia, found in South America
Ancestry of “barbtail”, step by step
barbtail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English barb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | barb | The point that stands backward in an arrow,... |
| 2 | English | barbiturate | Any salt or ester of barbituric acid; Any of... |
| 3 | German | Barbiturat | barbiturate |
| 4 | French | barbiturique | barbiturate |
| 5 | German | Barbitursäure | — |
| 6 | German | Barbara | popular especially in the mid-twentieth century |
| 7 | Latin | barbara | a wild, savage, cruel, barbarous, shameless, or... |
| 8 | Latin | barbarus | foreign; savage; uncivilized |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |
via English Tail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tail | A Chinese constellation coinciding with the tail of Scorpius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and the tail of Azure Dragon |
| 2 | Middle English | tayl | A tail; The back side or reverse of a creature; A... |
| 3 | Old English | tæġl | tail |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | taglą | hair; ponytail; hair of a tail; tail |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | doḱ- | hair of the tail |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |