Where does “rebarbative” come from?

rebarbative (English) comes from French rébarbatif, from Middle French rebarber, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

rebarbative (English): Irritating, repellent

Definitions

  1. Irritating, repellent

Ancestry of “rebarbative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrébarbatifdaunting, forbidding, off-putting
2Middle Frenchrebarberto be irritating or repellent
3Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
4Latinfarba—
5Proto-Italicfarβābeard
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

Words derived from “rebarbative”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic farβā →Every word from Latin farba →