Where does “barba” come from?

barba (Venetian) comes from Medieval Latin barbas, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

barba (Venetian): paternal uncle

Definitions

  1. paternal uncle

Ancestry of “barba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbarbaspaternal uncle; paternal uncle, the brother of...
2Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
3Latinfarba—
4Proto-Italicfarβābeard
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

Words derived from “barba”

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