Where does “barfouiller” come from?
barfouiller (Franco-Provençal) comes from French barbouiller, from French barbe, from Middle French barbe, from Old French barbe, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.
Ancestry of “barfouiller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | barbouiller | to daub; to scribble; to mark, stain, dirty |
| 2 | French | barbe | beard; longer hair growing on the chin or face of... |
| 3 | Middle French | barbe | beard |
| 4 | Old French | barbe | beard |
| 5 | Latin | barba | beard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of... |
| 6 | Latin | farba | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | farβā | beard |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰardʰéh₂ | beard |
Words derived from “barfouiller”