Where does “embarkment” come from?
embarkment (English) comes from French embarquement, from French embarquer, from French barque, from Middle French barque, from Occitan barca, from Old Occitan barca, from Late Latin barca, from Vulgar Latin *barica — a type of ship used for traveling or transporting...
embarkment (English): embarkation; the act of setting out
Definitions
- embarkation; the act of setting out
Ancestry of “embarkment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | embarquement | boarding; loading |
| 2 | French | embarquer | to board; to embark; To embark |
| 3 | French | barque | small boat |
| 4 | Middle French | barque | small ship |
| 5 | Occitan | barca | dinghy, boat |
| 6 | Old Occitan | barca | — |
| 7 | Late Latin | barca | small watercraft; small watercraft, barge, bark |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | *barica | — |
| 9 | Classical Latin | bāris | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | βᾶρις | flat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,... |
| 11 | Coptic | ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ | boat, barge |
| 12 | Demotic | br | — |
| 13 | Egyptian | bꜣjr | a type of ship used for traveling or transporting... |