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Where does “rebarbatively” come from?

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

rebarbatively (English): In a rebarbative manner

Definitions

  1. In a rebarbative manner

Ancestry of “rebarbatively”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrebarbativeIrritating, repellent
2Frenchrébarbatifdaunting, forbidding, off-putting
3Middle Frenchrebarberto be irritating or repellent
4Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
5Latinfarba—
6Proto-Italicfarβābeard
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
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