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Where does “barbo” come from?

barbo (Esperanto) comes from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

barbo (Esperanto): beard

Definitions

  1. beard

Ancestry of “barbo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “barbo”

  • barbulo
  • barba
  • barbisto
  • barbe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →