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Where does “unbarbed” come from?

unbarbed (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.

unbarbed (English): Not barbed

Definitions

  1. Not barbed

Ancestry of “unbarbed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbarbedHaving barbs; Bearded; Deliberately hurtful;...
2EnglishbarbetAny of numerous arboreal birds of the families...
3Frenchbarbebeard; longer hair growing on the chin or face of...
4Middle Frenchbarbebeard
5Old Frenchbarbebeard
6Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
7Latinfarba—
8Proto-Italicfarβābeard
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →