> "barbarus" is a Latin word, meaning exactly 'foreign' in the sense of "not
> having right to have the Roman citizenship". This word comes directly from
> the ancient greek, where 'Oi varvaroi' (where v=b) was indicating all the
> people except for the citizens of Athens.
>
> 'bearded' is 'barbatus'.

I stand corrected. I was taught that the bearded men from the Barbary coast
were barbarians (and Barbels were so called because they were bearded
fish), but as with so many other of my cherished beliefs this turns out not
to be so. I'll sit down again.

The bashful pedant