Where does “barca” come from?
barca (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan barca, from Late Latin barca, from Vulgar Latin *barica, from Classical Latin bāris, from Ancient Greek βᾶρις, from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ, from Demotic br, from Egyptian bꜣjr — a type of ship used for traveling or transporting...
barca (Occitan): dinghy, boat
Definitions
- dinghy, boat
Ancestry of “barca”, step by step
barca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Occitan barca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | barca | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | barca | small watercraft; small watercraft, barge, bark |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *barica | — |
| 4 | Classical 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... |