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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Rhubarb #185717 07/07/2009 11:00 AM Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 3 Sundaresh07 stranger Sundaresh07 stranger Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 3 Hello, I saw that the word `Rhubarb` is derived from `barbaros` which means `foreign`. Is `barbaros` also a part of `barbaric` which might explain the present association of ` a brawl` with `rhubarb` because a `barbarian` is one who is uncouth and uncultured and is therefore one who is prone to violence like the ancient invading tribesmen who were referred to by the same term?. Please reply soon. Yours sincerely, sundaresh. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Rhubarb Sundaresh07 #185718 07/07/2009 11:45 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Welcome to the Board, Sundaresh. Yes, barbaros, the root of rhubarb, is indeed also the root of barbaric. I wouldn't go so far as to associate the connotation of being prone to violence that one might connect to being barbaric with the word rhubarb. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Rhubarb Faldage #185720 07/07/2009 12:33 PM Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 3 Sundaresh07 stranger Sundaresh07 stranger Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 3 But,the word rhubarb does have a connotation of `a brawl` or, `a heated dispute`. Refer AWAD`s theme on slang about a week ago. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Rhubarb Sundaresh07 #185731 07/08/2009 3:08 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Oh,yes. I just don't think it got it from anything it may have inherited from barbaros. Maybe I'm wrong. There are others here who would be better able to discuss this. I just think the 'brawl' meaning of rhubarb came too long after any connection with barbaros for it to be a factor. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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