Where does “barbour” come from?

barbour (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French barbeor, from Old French barbe, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

barbour (Anglo-Norman): barber

Definitions

  1. barber

Ancestry of “barbour”, step by step

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

Words derived from “barbour”

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