Where does “barbagrís” come from?

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

barbagrís (Catalan): grey-bearded

Definitions

  1. grey-bearded

Ancestry of “barbagrís”, step by step

barbagrís traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan barba

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

via Catalan gris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalangrisgrey
2Frankishgrīsgrey
3Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →