Where does “Barrackpore” come from?
Barrackpore (English) comes from English barrack, from French baraqué, from Spanish barraca, from Catalan barraca, from Catalan barra, from Vulgar Latin barra, from Frankish bara, from Proto-Germanic barō — to pierce; to strike; brown.
Ancestry of “Barrackpore”, step by step
Barrackpore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English barrack
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | barrack | A building for soldiers, especially within a... |
| 2 | French | baraqué | buff, yoked, beefy; past participle of baraquer |
| 3 | Spanish | barraca | barrack; tent, hut; storage shed |
| 4 | Catalan | barraca | hut, tent; storage shed; market stall |
| 5 | Catalan | barra | bar; loaf; jawbone, mandible |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | barra | barrier |
| 7 | Frankish | bara | bar, beam, barrier, fence |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | barō | beam, bar, barrier |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
via English pore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pore | A tiny opening in the skin; By extension any... |
| 2 | Middle English | pore | — |
| 3 | Old French | pore | pore (small opening in skin) |
| 4 | Latin | porus | pore, passage in the body; tufa |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |