Where does “バリア” come from?

バリア (Japanese) comes from English barrier, from Middle English barryer, from Old French barriere, from Old French barre, from Vulgar Latin barra, from Frankish bara, from Proto-Germanic barō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

バリア (Japanese): barrier

Definitions

  1. barrier

Ancestry of “バリア”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbarrierA structure that bars passage; An obstacle or...
2Middle Englishbarryer
3Old Frenchbarriere
4Old Frenchbarrebar
5Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
6Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
7Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH-