Where does “barbier” come from?
barbier (German) comes from English barber, from Middle English barbour, from Anglo-Norman barbour, from Old French barbeor, from Old French barbe, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā — beard.
barbier (German): imperative singular of barbieren; first-person...
Definitions
- imperative singular of barbieren; first-person...
Ancestry of “barbier”, step by step
barbier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English barber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | barber | A person whose profession is cutting customers'... |
| 2 | Middle English | barbour | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | barbour | barber |
| 4 | Old French | barbeor | — |
| 5 | Old French | barbe | beard |
| 6 | Latin | barba | beard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of... |
| 7 | Latin | farba | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | farβā | beard |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰardʰéh₂ | beard |
via French Barbier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Barbier | barber |
| 2 | French | -ier | used to form the names of trees bearing a... |
| 3 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 4 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |