Etymology

barbule

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Today it means: A small barb or beard. Full definition →

Latin barbula
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  1. Latin · borrowed frombarbula“little beard”
  2. English todaybarbule

PIE word *bʰardʰéh₂ Borrowed from Latin barbula (“little beard”).

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