Where does “sbarramento” come from?
sbarramento (Italian) comes from Italian sbarrare, from Italian sbarra, from Italian barra, from Vulgar Latin barra, from Frankish bara, from Proto-Germanic barō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.
sbarramento (Italian): barrier
Definitions
- barrier
Ancestry of “sbarramento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sbarrare | to block, bar; to prevent from moving forward by... |
| 2 | Italian | sbarra | bar; barrier; tiller |
| 3 | Italian | barra | rod, bar, slat; helm, tiller; stroke, slash |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | barra | barrier |
| 5 | Frankish | bara | bar, beam, barrier, fence |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | barō | beam, bar, barrier |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |