Where does “barbifier” come from?

barbifier (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.

barbifier (French): to shave beard, to barb; to bore to death

Definitions

  1. to shave beard, to barb; to bore to death

Ancestry of “barbifier”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂