Where does “barbear” come from?

barbear (Galician) comes from Galician barba, from Old Portuguese barba, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

barbear (Galician): to shave

Definitions

  1. to shave

Ancestry of “barbear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianbarbabeard; chin; barb
2Old Portuguesebarba—
3Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
4Latinfarba—
5Proto-Italicfarβābeard
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic farβā →Every word from Latin farba →