Where does “barbarye” come from?

barbarye (Middle English) comes from Old French barbare, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

barbarye (Middle English): barbarian, non-Christian

Definitions

  1. barbarian, non-Christian

Ancestry of “barbarye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbarbare—
2Latinbarbarusforeign; savage; uncivilized
3Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—

Words derived from “barbarye”

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