Where does “barba” come from?

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

barba (Catalan): chin; beard

Definitions

  1. chin; beard

Ancestry of “barba”, step by step

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

Words derived from “barba

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂
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