Where does “rebarbar” come from?

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

rebarbar (Portuguese): to burr, deburr to buy and sell goods

Definitions

  1. to burr, deburr to buy and sell goods

Ancestry of “rebarbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueserebarbaburr; leftovers
2Portuguesebarbabeard
3Old Portuguesebarba—
4Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
5Latinfarba—
6Proto-Italicfarβābeard
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

Words derived from “rebarbar”

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