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Where does “barge” come from?

barge (French) comes from Old French barge, from Vulgar Latin barga, 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...

barge (French): nuts, bananas; barge; godwit

Definitions

  1. nuts, bananas; barge; godwit

Ancestry of “barge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbargeboat
2Vulgar Latinbarga—
3LatinBarca—
4Latinbārica—
5Latinbāris—
6Ancient Greekβᾶριςflat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,...
7Copticⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉboat, barge
8Demoticbr—
9Egyptianbꜣjra type of ship used for traveling or transporting...

Words derived from “barge”

  • ramberge
  • баржа
  • barja
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