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Where does “debark” come from?

debark (English) comes from French débarquer, from French barque, from Middle French barque, from Occitan barca, from Old Occitan barca, from Late Latin barca, from Vulgar Latin *barica, from Classical Latin bāris — a type of ship used for traveling or transporting...

debark (English): To unload goods from an aircraft or ship; To...

Definitions

  1. To unload goods from an aircraft or ship; To...

Ancestry of “debark”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdébarquerto unload , land; to fire, sack; to disembark
2Frenchbarquesmall boat
3Middle Frenchbarquesmall ship
4Occitanbarcadinghy, boat
5Old Occitanbarca—
6Late Latinbarcasmall watercraft; small watercraft, barge, bark
7Vulgar Latin*barica—
8Classical Latinbāris—
9Ancient Greekβᾶριςflat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,...
10Copticⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉboat, barge
11Demoticbr—
12Egyptianbꜣjra type of ship used for traveling or transporting...

Words derived from “debark”

  • debus
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