Where does “barber” come from?

Barber comes from Middle English barbour, from Anglo-Norman barbour, from Old French barbeor, derived from Old French barbe meaning beard, ultimately from Latin barba and Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰeh₂.

barber (English): A person whose profession is cutting customers'...

Definitions

  1. A person whose profession is cutting customers'...

Ancestry of “barber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbarbour—
2Anglo-Normanbarbourbarber
3Old Frenchbarbeor—
4Old Frenchbarbebeard
5Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
6Latinfarba—
7Proto-Italicfarβābeard
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

Words derived from “barber”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic farβā →Every word from Latin farba →