Where does “barbacoll” come from?

barbacoll (Catalan) comes from Catalan coll, from Latin collum, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

barbacoll (Catalan): puffbird bird of the family

Definitions

  1. puffbird bird of the family

Ancestry of “barbacoll”, step by step

barbacoll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan coll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancollneck; throat; collar
2Latincollumneck, throat; upper stem of a plant; servitude
3Latin-issuffixed to the root of nouns in composition,...
4Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
5Proto-Italic-āForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

via Catalan barba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbarbachin; beard
2Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
3Latinfarba—
4Proto-Italicfarβābeard
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Latin -is →Every word from Latin -a →