Where does “capobarca” come from?
capobarca (Italian) comes from Italian barca, 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...
capobarca (Italian): skipper
Ancestry of “capobarca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | barca | boat; skiff; sheaf |
| 2 | Latin | Barca | — |
| 3 | Latin | bārica | — |
| 4 | Latin | bāris | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βᾶρις | flat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,... |
| 6 | Coptic | ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ | boat, barge |
| 7 | Demotic | br | — |
| 8 | Egyptian | bꜣjr | a type of ship used for traveling or transporting... |