Where does “barrera” come from?

barrera (Catalan) comes from Catalan barra, from Vulgar Latin barra, from Frankish bara, from Proto-Germanic barō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

barrera (Catalan): barrier

Definitions

  1. barrier

Ancestry of “barrera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbarrabar; loaf; jawbone, mandible
2Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
3Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
4Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barō →Every word from Frankish bara →
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