Where does “barbapunyent” come from?

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

barbapunyent (Catalan): starting to grow a beard

Definitions

  1. starting to grow a beard

Ancestry of “barbapunyent”, step by step

barbapunyent 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 punyent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpunyentsharp, pointed
2Latinpungēnspricking, puncturing, stinging
3Latinpungōto prick; to puncture; to sting
4Proto-Italicpungōto prick, to sting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab
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