Where does “باربة” come from?

باربة (Moroccan Arabic) comes from Italian barba, from Medieval Latin barbas, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

باربة (Moroccan Arabic): beetroot

Definitions

  1. beetroot

Ancestry of “باربة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbarbabeard; root, rootlet; barb
2Medieval Latinbarbaspaternal uncle; paternal uncle, the brother of...
3Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
4Latinfarba
5Proto-Italicfarβābeard
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂Every word from Proto-Italic farβāEvery word from Latin farba