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Where does “barbe” come from?

barbe (French) comes from Middle French barbe, from Old French barbe, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

barbe (French): beard; longer hair growing on the chin or face of...

Definitions

  1. beard; longer hair growing on the chin or face of...

Ancestry of “barbe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “barbe”

  • barbette
  • barbet
  • barbifier
  • barbette
  • barbu
  • barboteur
  • barbotière
  • barbouze
  • barbetter
  • barba
  • barbant
  • barbichette
  • ébarber
  • barber
  • barbier
  • la barbe
  • barbouzerie
  • barbiche
  • barboter
  • barbotage
  • barbas
  • Barbier
  • barbicha
  • barbiro
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →