Where does “embarcadero” come from?
embarcadero (English) comes from Spanish embarcadero, from Spanish embarcar, from Spanish barco, from Spanish Barça, from Old Spanish barca, from Late Latin barca, from Vulgar Latin *barica, from Classical Latin bāris — a type of ship used for traveling or transporting...
embarcadero (English): A quay; a wharf
Ancestry of “embarcadero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | embarcadero | embarcadero, jetty, pier, landing |
| 2 | Spanish | embarcar | to embark, to sail, to ship out; to board, to... |
| 3 | Spanish | barco | boat |
| 4 | Spanish | Barça | — |
| 5 | Old Spanish | 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... |