Where does “barbara” come from?
barbara (Latin) comes from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
barbara (Latin): a wild, savage, cruel, barbarous, shameless, or...
Definitions
- a wild, savage, cruel, barbarous, shameless, or...
Ancestry of “barbara”, step by step
barbara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin barbarus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | barbarus | foreign; savage; uncivilized |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |
via Ancient Greek βαρβάρα
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | βαρβάρα | a certain kind of plaster |