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Where does “barbelure” come from?

barbelure (French) comes from French barbelé, from Old French barbel, from Vulgar Latin barbellus, from Classical Latin barbulus, from Latin barbus, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā — beard.

barbelure (French): barb

Definitions

  1. barb

Ancestry of “barbelure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbarbelébarbed; barbed wire
2Old Frenchbarbelbarb; barbel
3Vulgar Latinbarbellus—
4Classical Latinbarbulus—
5Latinbarbusbarbel
6Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
7Latinfarba—
8Proto-Italicfarβābeard
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →