Where does “barbu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “barbu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbarbūtus
2Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
3Latinfarba
4Proto-Italicfarβābeard
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

Words derived from “barbu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂Every word from Proto-Italic farβāEvery word from Latin farba