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

  1. rhubarb

Ancestry of “rabarbo”, step by step

rabarbo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Rhabarber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRhabarber
2Italianrabarbarorhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum)
3Latinrhabarbarumrhubarb
4Koine Greekῥῆον βαρβαρικόν
5Ancient Greekῥῆονrhubarb
6Middle Persianrēwand
7Middle Persianlypʾsrhubarb
8Proto-Iranian(h)rabā́šrhubarb; fennel
9Proto-Indo-Iranian(s)rabʰā́ćš
10Proto-Indo-Iranian-ā́ćšanimal and plant suffix
11Proto-Indo-European-eḱés

via Koine Greek ῥῆον βάρβαρον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine Greekῥῆον βάρβαρον
2Ancient Greekβάρβαρονinflection of βάρβαρος : ## neuter...

via Latin reubarbarum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreubarbarumrhubarb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -eḱésEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ā́ćšEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš