Where does “barbificare” come from?

barbificare (Italian) comes from Italian barba, from Medieval Latin barbas, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

barbificare (Italian): to take root

Definitions

  1. to take root

Ancestry of “barbificare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbarbabeard; root, rootlet; barb
2Medieval Latinbarbaspaternal uncle; paternal uncle, the brother of...
3Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
4Latinfarba
5Proto-Italicfarβābeard
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂Every word from Proto-Italic farβāEvery word from Latin farba
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