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