Where does “barbe” come from?

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

barbe (Old French): beard

Definitions

  1. beard

Ancestry of “barbe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “barbe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic farβā →Every word from Latin farba →