Where does “Barbados” come from?

Barbados (Catalan) comes from Portuguese barbado, from Latin barbātus, from Proto-Italic farβātos, from Proto-Italic farðātos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂tos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

Ancestry of “Barbados”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebarbadobearded
2Latinbarbātusbearded
3Proto-Italicfarβātosbearded
4Proto-Italicfarðātos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂tosbearded
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

Words derived from “Barbados”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂tos →Every word from Proto-Italic farðātos →