Where does “barrica” come from?

barrica (Occitan) comes from Vulgar Latin barrica, from Latin barra, from Gaulish barros — the bushy end.

Ancestry of “barrica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbarricabarrel, cask
2Latinbarrabar; barrier
3Gaulishbarrosthe bushy end
Every word from Gaulish barros →Every word from Latin barra →Every word from Vulgar Latin barrica →