Where does “bafouiller” come from?
bafouiller (French) comes from Franco-Provençal barfouiller, from French barbouiller, from French barbe, from Middle French barbe, from Old French barbe, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā — beard.
bafouiller (French): to babble, splutter, stammer
Definitions
- to babble, splutter, stammer
Ancestry of “bafouiller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franco-Provençal | barfouiller | — |
| 2 | French | barbouiller | to daub; to scribble; to mark, stain, dirty |
| 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 |