Where does “rheum” come from?

rheum (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.

rheum (Latin): rhubarb

Definitions

  1. rhubarb

Ancestry of “rheum”, step by step

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—

Words derived from “rheum”

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