Where does “barrique” come from?
barrique (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan barrica, from Vulgar Latin barrica, from Latin barra, from Gaulish barros — the bushy end.
Ancestry of “barrique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | barrica | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | barrica | barrel, cask |
| 3 | Latin | barra | bar; barrier |
| 4 | Gaulish | barros | the bushy end |
Words derived from “barrique”