Where does “nonbarbiturate” come from?
nonbarbiturate (English) comes from English barbiturate, from German Barbiturat, from French barbiturique, from German Barbitursäure, from German Barbara, from Latin barbara, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος.
nonbarbiturate (English): A substance that is not a barbiturate
Definitions
- A substance that is not a barbiturate
Ancestry of “nonbarbiturate”, step by step
nonbarbiturate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English barbiturate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | barbiturate | Any salt or ester of barbituric acid; Any of... |
| 2 | German | Barbiturat | barbiturate |
| 3 | French | barbiturique | barbiturate |
| 4 | German | Barbitursäure | — |
| 5 | German | Barbara | popular especially in the mid-twentieth century |
| 6 | Latin | barbara | a wild, savage, cruel, barbarous, shameless, or... |
| 7 | Latin | barbarus | foreign; savage; uncivilized |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |