Where does “barbouiller” come from?
barbouiller (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.
barbouiller (French): to daub; to scribble; to mark, stain, dirty
Definitions
- to daub; to scribble; to mark, stain, dirty
Ancestry of “barbouiller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | barbe | beard; longer hair growing on the chin or face of... |
| 2 | Middle French | barbe | beard |
| 3 | Old French | barbe | beard |
| 4 | Latin | barba | beard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Latin | farba | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | farβā | beard |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰardʰéh₂ | beard |
Words derived from “barbouiller”