Where does “barberu” come from?

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

barberu (Kabuverdianu): surgeonfish, Acanthurus monroviae

Definitions

  1. surgeonfish, Acanthurus monroviae

Ancestry of “barberu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebarbeirobarber; bad driver; kissing bug
2Portuguesebarbabeard
3Old Portuguesebarba
4Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
5Latinfarba
6Proto-Italicfarβābeard
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂
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