Where does “barkasa” come from?
barkasa (Kashubian) comes from German Barkasse, from German Kasse, from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin Capsa — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
barkasa (Kashubian): launch
Definitions
- launch
Ancestry of “barkasa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Barkasse | launch (boat of the largest size belonging to a ship of war) |
| 2 | German | Kasse | cash register, cash box |
| 3 | Italian | cassa | case, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk |
| 4 | Spanish | caja | box, case; bank; cash desk |
| 5 | Catalan | caixa | box; savings bank |
| 6 | Old Catalan | caixa | box |
| 7 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 8 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 9 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |