Where does “Barbara” come from?

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

Barbara (Latin): the name of one of the more abominable prisons of the Grand Châtelet of Paris

Definitions

  1. the name of one of the more abominable prisons of the Grand Châtelet of Paris

Ancestry of “Barbara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbarbarusforeign; savage; uncivilized
2Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—

Words derived from “Barbara”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος →Every word from Latin barbarus →