Where does “rebarba” come from?

rebarba (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese barba, from Old Portuguese barba, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

rebarba (Portuguese): burr; leftovers

Definitions

  1. burr; leftovers

Ancestry of “rebarba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebarbabeard
2Old Portuguesebarba—
3Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
4Latinfarba—
5Proto-Italicfarβābeard
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

Words derived from “rebarba”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →