Where does “barbulus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “barbulus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “barbulus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂Every word from Proto-Italic farβāEvery word from Latin farba
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