Etymology Explorer › GalicianWhere does “barreira” come from? barreira (Galician) comes from Galician barra, from Vulgar Latin barra, from Frankish bara, from Proto-Germanic barō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.
barreira (Galician): slough; clay pit; cliff, drop, ravine
Definitions slough; clay pit; cliff, drop, ravine Ancestry of “barreira”, step by step barreira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician barra Step Language Word Meaning 1 Galician barra loft or platform, usually inside the house or the... 2 Vulgar Latin barra barrier 3 Frankish bara bar, beam, barrier, fence 4 Proto-Germanic barō beam, bar, barrier 5 Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- to pierce; to strike; brown
via Galician barro Step Language Word Meaning 1 Galician barro mud; clay; Archaic form of barrio 2 Vulgar Latin barrum clay, mud; accusative singular of barrus