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Where does “barbiche” come from?

barbiche (French) comes 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.

barbiche (French): goatee

Definitions

  1. goatee

Ancestry of “barbiche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbarbebeard; longer hair growing on the chin or face of...
2Middle Frenchbarbebeard
3Old Frenchbarbebeard
4Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
5Latinfarba—
6Proto-Italicfarβābeard
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

Words derived from “barbiche”

  • barbichette
  • barbicha
  • barbiche
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →