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Where does “Barça” come from?

Barça (Catalan) comes from Latin Barca, from Latin bārica, from Latin bāris, from Ancient Greek βᾶρις, from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ, from Demotic br, from Egyptian bꜣjr — a type of ship used for traveling or transporting...

Ancestry of “Barça”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBarca—
2Latinbārica—
3Latinbāris—
4Ancient Greekβᾶριςflat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,...
5Copticⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉboat, barge
6Demoticbr—
7Egyptianbꜣjra type of ship used for traveling or transporting...

Words derived from “Barça”

  • Barca
  • Barcid
  • 巴薩
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