Where does “Barbăsură” come from?
Barbăsură (Romanian) comes from Romanian barbă, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.
Ancestry of “Barbăsură”, step by step
Barbăsură traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian barbă
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | barbă | beard; chin |
| 2 | Latin | barba | beard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Latin | farba | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | farβā | beard |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰardʰéh₂ | beard |
via Romanian sur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | sur | grey |