Where does “barbirrojo” come from?

barbirrojo (Spanish) comes from Spanish barba, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

barbirrojo (Spanish): having a red beard

Definitions

  1. having a red beard

Ancestry of “barbirrojo”, step by step

barbirrojo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish barba

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

via Spanish Rojo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishRojored colour
2Spanishrojored; a 1000 colón bill; Red; a left-winger,...
3Latinrusseusdark red
4Latinrussusred, reddish-brown
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂
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