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Where does “barbyi” come from?

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

barbyi (Norman): barber

Definitions

  1. barber

Ancestry of “barbyi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanbarbebeard; eaves
2Old Frenchbarbebeard
3Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
4Latinfarba—
5Proto-Italicfarβābeard
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

Words derived from “barbyi”

  • barbi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →