Where does “rubarbe” come from?

rubarbe (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman reubarbe, from Latin reubarbarum, 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.

rubarbe (Middle English): A kind of plant belonging to the genus "Rheum";...

Definitions

  1. A kind of plant belonging to the genus "Rheum";...

Ancestry of “rubarbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanreubarbe
2Latinreubarbarumrhubarb
3Koine Greekῥῆον βαρβαρικόν
4Ancient Greekῥῆονrhubarb
5Middle Persianrēwand
6Middle Persianlypʾsrhubarb
7Proto-Iranian(h)rabā́šrhubarb; fennel
8Proto-Indo-Iranian(s)rabʰā́ćš
9Proto-Indo-Iranian-ā́ćšanimal and plant suffix
10Proto-Indo-European-eḱés

Words derived from “rubarbe

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