Where does “ristibarbi” come from?
ristibarbi (Finnish) comes from Finnish barbi, from English barb, from English barbiturate, from German Barbiturat, from French barbiturique, from German Barbitursäure, from German Barbara, from Latin barbara.
ristibarbi (Finnish): spanner barb, t-barb, "Puntius lateristriga"
Definitions
- spanner barb, t-barb, "Puntius lateristriga"
Ancestry of “ristibarbi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | barbi | A barb fish; The Barbie doll |
| 2 | English | barb | The point that stands backward in an arrow,... |
| 3 | English | barbiturate | Any salt or ester of barbituric acid; Any of... |
| 4 | German | Barbiturat | — |
| 5 | French | barbiturique | — |
| 6 | German | Barbitursäure | — |
| 7 | German | Barbara | — |
| 8 | Latin | barbara | a wild, savage, cruel, barbarous, shameless, or... |
| 9 | Latin | barbarus | foreign; savage; uncivilized |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |