Where does “rabarbo” come from?
rabarbo (Esperanto) comes from German Rhabarber, from Italian rabarbaro, from Latin rhabarbarum, from Koine Greek ῥῆον βαρβαρικόν, from Ancient Greek ῥῆον, from Middle Persian rēwand, from Middle Persian lypʾs, from Proto-Iranian (h)rabā́š.
rabarbo (Esperanto): rhubarb
Definitions
- rhubarb
Ancestry of “rabarbo”, step by step
rabarbo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Rhabarber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rhabarber | — |
| 2 | Italian | rabarbaro | rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) |
| 3 | Latin | rhabarbarum | rhubarb |
| 4 | Koine Greek | ῥῆον βαρβαρικόν | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ῥῆον | rhubarb |
| 6 | Middle Persian | rēwand | — |
| 7 | Middle Persian | lypʾs | rhubarb |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | (h)rabā́š | rhubarb; fennel |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (s)rabʰā́ćš | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -ā́ćš | animal and plant suffix |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -eḱés | — |
via Koine Greek ῥῆον βάρβαρον
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koine Greek | ῥῆον βάρβαρον | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρον | inflection of βάρβαρος : ## neuter... |
via Latin reubarbarum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | reubarbarum | rhubarb |