Where does “Barbitursäure” come from?
Barbitursäure (German) comes from German Barbara, from Latin barbara, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
Ancestry of “Barbitursäure”, step by step
Barbitursäure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Barbara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Barbara | popular especially in the mid-twentieth century |
| 2 | Latin | barbara | a wild, savage, cruel, barbarous, shameless, or... |
| 3 | Latin | barbarus | foreign; savage; uncivilized |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |