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Where does “Barca” come from?

Barca (English) comes from Catalan Barça, 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 “Barca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanBarça—
2LatinBarca—
3Latinbārica—
4Latinbāris—
5Ancient Greekβᾶριςflat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,...
6Copticⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉboat, barge
7Demoticbr—
8Egyptianbꜣjra type of ship used for traveling or transporting...
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