Where does “berbère” come from?
berbère (French) comes from Arabic بَرْبَر, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
berbère (French): the Berber language family; Berber
Definitions
- the Berber language family; Berber
Ancestry of “berbère”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بَرْبَر | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |
Words derived from “berbère”