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
- nuts, bananas; barge; godwit
Ancestry of “barge”, step by step
barge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French barge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | barge | boat |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | barga | — |
| 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... |
via French barje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | barje | Apocopic form of barjot |