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Where does “barbu” come from?

barbu (French) comes from Old French barbu, from Latin barbūtus, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

barbu (French): bearded

Definitions

  1. bearded

Ancestry of “barbu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbarbu—
2Latinbarbūtus—
3Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
4Latinfarba—
5Proto-Italicfarβābeard
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →