Where does “bara” come from?
bara (English) comes from Romanian bara, from French barré, from Middle French barre, from Old French barre, from Vulgar Latin barra, from Frankish bara, from Proto-Germanic barō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.
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Ancestry of “bara”, step by step
bara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian bara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | bara | to bar; to block |
| 2 | French | barré | past participle of barrer; barred; bendy... |
| 3 | Middle French | barre | bar |
| 4 | Old French | barre | bar |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | barra | barrier |
| 6 | Frankish | bara | bar, beam, barrier, fence |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | barō | beam, bar, barrier |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |