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Where does “barba” come from?

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

barba (Latin): beard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. beard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “barba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfarba—
2Proto-Italicfarβābeard
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

Words derived from “barba”

  • barber
  • Barbados
  • barb
  • barbershop
  • Barbuda
  • barbel
  • barbette
  • barbering
  • barbwire
  • burbot
  • barbless
  • barbet
  • barbule
  • barbate
  • Barbudan
  • barberess
  • barbermonger
  • barberfish
  • debarb
  • Barbudian
  • jubarb
  • barbigerous
  • interbarb
  • barbative
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