Where does “barbe” come from?
barbe (Middle French) comes from Old French barbe, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.
barbe (Middle French): beard
Ancestry of “barbe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | barbe | beard |
| 2 | Latin | barba | beard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Latin | farba | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | farβā | beard |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰardʰéh₂ | beard |
Words derived from “barbe”