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
Ancestry of “rebarbative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | rébarbatif | daunting, forbidding, off-putting |
| 2 | Middle French | rebarber | to be irritating or repellent |
| 3 | Latin | barba | beard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Latin | farba | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | farβā | beard |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰardʰéh₂ | beard |
Words derived from “rebarbative”