Where does “μπάρμπας” come from?
μπάρμπας (Byzantine Greek) comes from Italian barba, from Medieval Latin barbas, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.
Ancestry of “μπάρμπας”, step by step
μπάρμπας traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian barba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | barba | beard; root, rootlet; barb |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | barbas | paternal uncle; paternal uncle, the brother of... |
| 3 | Latin | barba | beard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Latin | farba | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | farβā | beard |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰardʰéh₂ | beard |
via Venetian barba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venetian | barba | paternal uncle |