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Where does “barca” come from?

barca (Italian) comes from Latin Barca, from Latin bārica, from 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 (Italian): boat; skiff; sheaf

Definitions

  1. boat; skiff; sheaf

Ancestry of “barca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBarca—
2Latinbārica—
3Latinbāris—
4Ancient Greekβᾶριςflat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,...
5Copticⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉboat, barge
6Demoticbr—
7Egyptianbꜣjra type of ship used for traveling or transporting...

Words derived from “barca”

  • embark
  • disembark
  • debark
  • reembark
  • barcarole
  • embarkment
  • disembarkment
  • reimbark
  • debus
  • embarkest
  • embarketh
  • embarker
  • barque
  • embarkee
  • disembarker
  • disembarkee
  • barcon
  • capobarca
  • barcollare
  • barcollamento
  • imbarcare
  • imbarcatoio
  • barcaiolo
  • barcone
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