Where does “Barbie” come from?

Barbie (English) comes from English barbara, from Latin barbara, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

Barbie (English): A tall, slender female fashion doll; A beautiful...

Definitions

  1. A tall, slender female fashion doll; A beautiful...

Ancestry of “Barbie”, step by step

Barbie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English barbara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbarbaraA syllogism in which all three propositions are...
2Latinbarbaraa wild, savage, cruel, barbarous, shameless, or...
3Latinbarbarusforeign; savage; uncivilized
4Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—

via English barbecue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbarbecueA fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically...
2Spanishbarbacoabarbecue; meats or a whole sheep slow cooked...
3TaínobarbakoaFramework of sticks, the raised wooden structure...

Words derived from “Barbie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος →Every word from Latin barbarus →