Where does “barba-ursului” come from?

barba-ursului (Romanian) comes from Romanian barbă, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

barba-ursului (Romanian): horsetail

Definitions

  1. horsetail

Ancestry of “barba-ursului”, step by step

barba-ursului traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian barbă

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

via Romanian urs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianursbear
2Latinursusa bear
3Proto-Italic*orsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →