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
- To unload goods from an aircraft or ship; To...
Ancestry of “debark”, step by step
debark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French débarquer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | débarquer | to unload (merchandise), land (troops, passengers) |
| 2 | French | barque | small boat |
| 3 | Middle French | barque | small ship |
| 4 | Occitan | barca | dinghy, boat |
| 5 | Old Occitan | barca | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | barca | small watercraft; small watercraft, barge, bark |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | *barica | — |
| 8 | Classical Latin | bāris | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βᾶρις | flat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,... |
| 10 | Coptic | ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ | boat, barge |
| 11 | Demotic | br | — |
| 12 | Egyptian | bꜣjr | a type of ship used for traveling or transporting... |