Where does “Barra” come from?
Barra (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic Barraigh, from Irish Fionnbharr, from Irish fionn, from Old Irish finn, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
Barra (English): where most venues of the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics were situated
Definitions
- where most venues of the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics were situated
Ancestry of “Barra”, step by step
Barra traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic Barraigh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | Barraigh | — |
| 2 | Irish | Fionnbharr | — |
| 3 | Irish | fionn | fair; blond; cataract |
| 4 | Old Irish | finn | white; bright; blessed |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | windos | white |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | windo- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Portuguese barra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | barra | bar; bar, ingot; cuff |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | barra | barrier |
| 3 | Frankish | bara | bar, beam, barrier, fence |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | barō | beam, bar, barrier |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
via English barramundi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | barramundi | A species of diadromous fish, Lates calcarifer,... |