Where does “barbone” come from?

barbone (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.

barbone (Italian): Augmentative of barba; vagrant; poodle

Definitions

  1. Augmentative of barba; vagrant; poodle

Ancestry of “barbone”, 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

Words derived from “barbone

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂Every word from Proto-Italic farβāEvery word from Latin farba