Where does “rheum” come from?
rheum (Medieval 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 (Medieval Latin): rhubarb
Ancestry of “rheum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ῥῆον | rhubarb |
| 2 | Middle Persian | rēwand | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | lypʾs | rhubarb |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | (h)rabā́š | rhubarb; fennel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (s)rabʰā́ćš | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -ā́ćš | animal and plant suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eḱés | — |
Words derived from “rheum”