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Where does “rhabarbarate” come from?

rhabarbarate (English) comes from English -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

rhabarbarate (English): Impregnated or tinctured with rhubarb

Definitions

  1. Impregnated or tinctured with rhubarb

Ancestry of “rhabarbarate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
2Latin-ātus—
3Proto-Italic-ātos—
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →