Where does “barbari” come from?

barbari (Italian) comes from Italian bárbaro, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

barbari (Italian): masculine plural of bárbaro

Definitions

  1. masculine plural of bárbaro

Ancestry of “barbari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbárbarobarbaric, barbarous
2Latinbarbarusforeign; savage; uncivilized
3Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος →Every word from Latin barbarus →
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