Where does “barrique” come from?
barrique (Italian) comes from French barrique, from Old Occitan barrica, from Vulgar Latin barrica, from Latin barra, from Gaulish barros — the bushy end.
barrique (Italian): barrique
Ancestry of “barrique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | barrique | barrel, cask; fatty, fatso |
| 2 | Old Occitan | barrica | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | barrica | barrel, cask |
| 4 | Latin | barra | bar; barrier |
| 5 | Gaulish | barros | the bushy end |