Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/farβā

This Proto-Italic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Italic

Etymology

    Probably from earlier *farðā, which is reconstructed in *farβātos, from earlier *farðātos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂ (“beard”).

    Noun

    *farβā f

    1. beard

    Declension

    Declension of *farβā (ā-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *farβā *farβās
    vocative *farβa *farβās
    accusative *farβam *farβans
    genitive *farβās *farβāzom
    dative *farβāi *farβais
    ablative *farβād *farβais
    locative *farβāi *farβais

    Descendants

    • Latin: barba (with the initial /b-/ from assimilation)
    • Osco-Umbrian:

    References

    • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “barba”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 69
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