Where does “barbados” come from?

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

barbados (Portuguese): masculine plural of barbado; bearded ones

Definitions

  1. masculine plural of barbado; bearded ones

Ancestry of “barbados”, step by step

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

Words derived from “barbados”

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