Where does “barbi” come from?

barbi (Norman) comes from Norman barbyi, from Norman barbe, from Old French barbe, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

barbi (Norman): Alternative form of barbyi

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of barbyi

Ancestry of “barbi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanbarbyibarber
2Normanbarbebeard; eaves
3Old Frenchbarbebeard
4Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
5Latinfarba—
6Proto-Italicfarβābeard
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic farβā →Every word from Latin farba →