Where does “bărbiereasă” come from?
bărbiereasă (Romanian) comes from Romanian bărbier, from Greek μπαρμπέρης, from Italian barbiere, from Italian barba, from Medieval Latin barbas, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā — beard.
Ancestry of “bărbiereasă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | bărbier | barber |
| 2 | Greek | μπαρμπέρης | barber, men's hairdresser |
| 3 | Italian | barbiere | barber |
| 4 | Italian | barba | beard; root, rootlet; barb |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | barbas | paternal uncle; paternal uncle, the brother of... |
| 6 | Latin | barba | beard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of... |
| 7 | Latin | farba | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | farβā | beard |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰardʰéh₂ | beard |