Where does “baric” come from?
baric (English) comes from English barium, from English baryta, from New Latin baryta, from French barote, from Ancient Greek βαρύτης, from Ancient Greek βαρύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷarus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
baric (English): Of or pertaining to weight, especially to the...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to weight, especially to the...
Ancestry of “baric”, step by step
baric traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English barium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | barium | The chemical element with an atomic number of... |
| 2 | English | baryta | Any of several compounds of barium, especially... |
| 3 | New Latin | baryta | — |
| 4 | French | barote | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βαρύτης | weight, heaviness; troublesomeness, importunity;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βαρύς | heavy, weighty; heavy, burdensome, oppressive;... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷarus | heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |
via English Bar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bar | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length |
| 2 | German | bär | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 4 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via French barique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | barique | — |