Where does “barkas” come from?
barkas (Dutch) comes from French barcasse, from Italian barcaccia, from Italian barca, from Latin Barca, from Latin bārica, from Latin bāris, from Ancient Greek βᾶρις, from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ — a type of ship used for traveling or transporting...
barkas (Dutch): launch; largest lifeboat aboard a ship
Definitions
- launch; largest lifeboat aboard a ship
Ancestry of “barkas”, step by step
barkas traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French barcasse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | barcasse | longboat |
| 2 | Italian | barcaccia | tub; box; longboat |
| 3 | Italian | barca | boat; skiff; sheaf |
| 4 | Latin | Barca | particularly a dynasty of Carthaginian leaders |
| 5 | Latin | bārica | — |
| 6 | Latin | bāris | baris |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βᾶρις | flat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,... |
| 8 | Coptic | ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ | boat, barge |
| 9 | Demotic | br | — |
| 10 | Egyptian | bꜣjr | a type of ship used for traveling or transporting... |
via Spanish barcaza
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | barcaza | barge |
| 2 | Spanish | Barça | a small boat |
| 3 | Old Spanish | barca | — |
via Portuguese barcaça
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | barcaça | barge |