Where does “interbarb” come from?
interbarb (English) comes from English inter, from Middle English enteren, from French entrer, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
interbarb (English): Between barbs
Definitions
- Between barbs
Ancestry of “interbarb”, step by step
interbarb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
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- | — |