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