1820 (n.); 1832 (adj.), from the Arabic name for the peoples living in the mountains and deserts of North Africa west of Egypt; perhaps ultimately from Greek barbaros "barbarians" (see Barbary). By 1854 as the name of their Hamitic language.
bepester
bepuzzle
bequeath
bequest
berate
Berber
berceuse
Berean
bereave
bereavement
bereft