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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

  1. A substance that is not a barbiturate

Ancestry of “nonbarbiturate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbarbiturateAny salt or ester of barbituric acid; Any of...
2GermanBarbiturat—
3Frenchbarbiturique—
4GermanBarbitursäure—
5GermanBarbara—
6Latinbarbaraa wild, savage, cruel, barbarous, shameless, or...
7Latinbarbarusforeign; savage; uncivilized
8Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—
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