Where does “barrette” come from?

barrette (French) comes from French barré, from Middle French barre, from Old French barre, from Vulgar Latin barra, from Frankish bara, from Proto-Germanic barō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

barrette (French): small bar

Definitions

  1. small bar

Ancestry of “barrette”, step by step

barrette traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French barré

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbarrépast participle of barrer; barred; bendy...
2Middle Frenchbarrebar
3Old Frenchbarrebar
4Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
5Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
6Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Late Latin barretum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinbarretuma cap
2Latinbirrushooded coat; hooded cape
3Gaulishbirros—
4Proto-Celticbirrosshort

via Italian barretta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianbarrettaDiminutive of barra; small bar
2Italian-ettafeminine of -etto; diminutive suffix; meliorative...

Words derived from “barrette”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barō →Every word from Frankish bara →