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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | barge | boat |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | barga | — |
| 3 | Latin | Barca | — |
| 4 | Latin | bārica | — |
| 5 | Latin | bāris | — |
| 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... |
Words derived from “barge”