Where does “reubarbarum” come from?

reubarbarum (Latin) comes from Koine Greek ῥῆον βαρβαρικόν, from Ancient Greek ῥῆον, from Middle Persian rēwand, from Middle Persian lypʾs, from Proto-Iranian (h)rabā́š, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ā́ćš, from Proto-Indo-European -eḱés.

reubarbarum (Latin): rhubarb

Definitions

  1. rhubarb

Ancestry of “reubarbarum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “reubarbarum

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