Where does “verkkobarbi” come from?
verkkobarbi (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.
verkkobarbi (Finnish): checker barb, Oliotius oligolepis species of cyprinid fish endemic to creeks, rivers, and lakes in Sumatra, Indonesia, used as aquarium fish
Definitions
- checker barb, Oliotius oligolepis species of cyprinid fish endemic to creeks, rivers, and lakes in Sumatra, Indonesia, used as aquarium fish
Ancestry of “verkkobarbi”, step by step
verkkobarbi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish barbi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | barbiturate |
| 5 | French | barbiturique | barbiturate |
| 6 | German | Barbitursäure | — |
| 7 | German | Barbara | popular especially in the mid-twentieth century |
| 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- | — |