English
barbute
Barbute comes from Italian barbuta ‘a type of helmet: barbute’, from barba ‘beard’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰardʰeh₂‘beard’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*farðā‘beard’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbarba‘beard (facial hair)’
- Italianc. 1300–presentsame form‘beard’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentbarbuta‘a type of helmet: barbute’
- Englishearliest quotation 1920barbute
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰardʰeh₂‘beard’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*farðā‘beard’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbarba‘beard (facial hair)’
- Italianc. 1300–presentsame form‘beard’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentbarbuta‘a type of helmet: barbute’
- Englishearliest quotation 1920barbute
Earliest quotation: 1920, Bashford Dean, Helmets and Body Armor in Modern Warfare: “Medium helmets weighing about six pounds occur in visored…”
Linked words
through Latin barba ‘beard (facial hair)’
Today it means
noun A type of visorless helmet, of 15th-century Italian design, including a T or Y shaped opening for the eyes and mouth.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂ / barbute