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
- boat; skiff; sheaf
Ancestry of “barca”, step by step
barca traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Barca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Barca | particularly a dynasty of Carthaginian leaders |
| 2 | Latin | bārica | — |
| 3 | Latin | bāris | baris |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βᾶρις | flat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,... |
| 5 | Coptic | ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ | boat, barge |
| 6 | Demotic | br | — |
| 7 | Egyptian | bꜣjr | a type of ship used for traveling or transporting... |
via Late Latin barca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | barca | small watercraft; small watercraft, barge, bark |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *barica | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | barros | top, summit |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |
via Medieval Latin barca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | barca | — |