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
- beard; longer hair growing on the chin or face of...
Ancestry of “barbe”, step by step
barbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French barbe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | barbe | beard |
| 2 | Old French | barbe | beard |
| 3 | Latin | barba | beard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Latin | farba | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | farβā | beard |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰardʰéh₂ | beard |
via Italian barbero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | barbero | Berber |