Where does “rebarber” come from?

rebarber (Middle French) comes from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

rebarber (Middle French): to be irritating or repellent

Definitions

  1. to be irritating or repellent

Ancestry of “rebarber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
2Latinfarba—
3Proto-Italicfarβābeard
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

Words derived from “rebarber”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic farβā →Every word from Latin farba →