Where does “barcasse” come from?
barcasse (French) comes from Italian barcaccia, from Italian barca, from Latin Barca, from Latin bārica, from Latin bāris, from Ancient Greek βᾶρις, from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ, from Demotic br — a type of ship used for traveling or transporting...
barcasse (French): longboat
Definitions
- longboat
Ancestry of “barcasse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | barcaccia | tub; box; longboat |
| 2 | Italian | barca | boat; skiff; sheaf |
| 3 | Latin | Barca | particularly a dynasty of Carthaginian leaders |
| 4 | Latin | bārica | — |
| 5 | Latin | bāris | baris |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βᾶρις | flat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,... |
| 7 | Coptic | ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ | boat, barge |
| 8 | Demotic | br | — |
| 9 | Egyptian | bꜣjr | a type of ship used for traveling or transporting... |