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

  1. Between barbs

Ancestry of “interbarb”, step by step

interbarb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English inter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterTo bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison
2Middle Englishenteren
3Frenchentrerto enter
4Middle Frenchentrerto enter
5Old Frenchentrerto enter
6Latinintrōto enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate
7Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
8Latininterus
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
10Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

via English barb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbarbThe point that stands backward in an arrow,...
2EnglishbarbiturateAny salt or ester of barbituric acid; Any of...
3GermanBarbituratbarbiturate
4Frenchbarbituriquebarbiturate
5GermanBarbitursäure
6GermanBarbarapopular especially in the mid-twentieth century
7Latinbarbaraa wild, savage, cruel, barbarous, shameless, or...
8Latinbarbarusforeign; savage; uncivilized
9Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros
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