Where does “barbedness” come from?
barbedness (English) comes from English barbed, from English barbet, from French barbe, from Middle French barbe, from Old French barbe, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā — beard.
barbedness (English): The quality of being barbed
Definitions
- The quality of being barbed
Ancestry of “barbedness”, step by step
barbedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English barbed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | barbed | Having barbs; Bearded; Deliberately hurtful;... |
| 2 | English | barbet | Any of numerous arboreal birds of the families... |
| 3 | French | barbe | beard; longer hair growing on the chin or face of... |
| 4 | Middle French | barbe | beard |
| 5 | Old French | barbe | beard |
| 6 | Latin | barba | beard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of... |
| 7 | Latin | farba | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | farβā | beard |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰardʰéh₂ | beard |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |