The story
- Italian · borrowed frombarbuta
- English todaybarbute
From Italian barbuta, perhaps because it left a wearer's beard (if any) visible.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
barbute
Today it means: A type of visorless helmet, of 15th-century Italian design, including a T or Y shaped opening for the eyes and mouth. Full definition →
Italian barbuta