Where does “barbel” come from?
barbel (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin barbellus, from Classical Latin barbulus, from Latin barbus, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.
barbel (Old French): barb; barbel
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Words derived from “barbel”