Where does “barb” come from?

barb (Catalan) comes from Latin barbus, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

barb (Catalan): barbel

Definitions

  1. barbel

Ancestry of “barb”, step by step

barb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin barbus

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

via Latin vārus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvārus—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic farβā →Every word from Latin farba →