Where does “rhaponticum” come from?

rhaponticum (Latin) comes 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.

rhaponticum (Latin): rhubarb

Definitions

  1. rhubarb

Ancestry of “rhaponticum”, step by step

rhaponticum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ῥῆον

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

via Latin Rha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinRhathe River Volga; River Volga
2Ancient GreekῬᾶthe river Volga

Words derived from “rhaponticum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -eḱés →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ā́ćš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš →