Where does “barricare” come from?

barricare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin barrica, from Latin barra, from Gaulish barros — the bushy end.

barricare (Italian): To barricade

Definitions

  1. To barricade

Ancestry of “barricare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbarricabarrel, cask
2Latinbarrabar; barrier
3Gaulishbarrosthe bushy end
Every word from Gaulish barros →Every word from Latin barra →Every word from Vulgar Latin barrica →
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