barbel
n. US //ˈbɑɹˌbɛɫ// UK //bˈɑːbəl// bar·bel
PIE word *bʰardʰéh₂ From Middle English barbel, from Old French barbel, from Vulgar Latin *barbellus, from Late Latin barbulus, diminutive of Latin barbus. By surface analysis, barb (“sharp, extruding structure”) + -el (diminutive suffix).