Where does “rebarbativeness” come from?
rebarbativeness (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.
rebarbativeness (English): Quality of being rebarbative
Definitions
- Quality of being rebarbative
Ancestry of “rebarbativeness”, step by step
rebarbativeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rebarbative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rebarbative | Irritating, repellent |
| 2 | French | rébarbatif | daunting, forbidding, off-putting |
| 3 | Middle French | rebarber | to be irritating or repellent |
| 4 | Latin | barba | beard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Latin | farba | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | farβā | beard |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰardʰéh₂ | beard |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |