2006-09-03 12:30:29 · 3 answers · asked by Erase Program Read Only Memory 5 in Beauty & Style ➔ Hair
China Doll shoots & she scores! Barba is Beard in Middle English and Old French, from the Concise Etymological Dictionary by Ernest Weekly " Barber; ME barbour, OF, barbeor, VL, * barbator-em from Barba - Beard. However if you have had a bad hair experience you might opt for Barbarian. Peace.
2006-09-03 12:41:28 · answer #1 · answered by JVHawai'i 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, in Latin "barba" means "beard" and barbers originally shaved stuff like beards and hair.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barber
2006-09-03 19:33:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Comes from the middle ages. Back then they didn't cut hair. They were more of an ocult inefectual doctor. They did blood letting and such. The root word is of course barbaric.
2006-09-03 19:32:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋