Where does “unbarb” come from?
unbarb (English) comes from English barb, from English barbiturate, from German Barbiturat, from French barbiturique, from German Barbitursäure, from German Barbara, from Latin barbara, from Latin barbarus.
unbarb (English): To remove a barb from
Definitions
- To remove a barb from
Ancestry of “unbarb”, step by step
unbarb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English barb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | barb | The point that stands backward in an arrow,... |
| 2 | English | barbiturate | Any salt or ester of barbituric acid; Any of... |
| 3 | German | Barbiturat | barbiturate |
| 4 | French | barbiturique | barbiturate |
| 5 | German | Barbitursäure | — |
| 6 | German | Barbara | popular especially in the mid-twentieth century |
| 7 | Latin | barbara | a wild, savage, cruel, barbarous, shameless, or... |
| 8 | Latin | barbarus | foreign; savage; uncivilized |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |