Where does “barbanegre” come from?

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

barbanegre (Catalan): black-bearded

Definitions

  1. black-bearded

Ancestry of “barbanegre”, step by step

barbanegre 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 negre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalannegreblack; black person
2Old Catalannegre—
3LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →