Where does “barge” come from?
barge (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin barga, from Latin Barca, from Latin bārica, from Latin bāris, from Ancient Greek βᾶρις, from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ, from Demotic br, from Egyptian bꜣjr — a type of ship used for traveling or transporting...
barge (Old French): boat
Ancestry of “barge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | barga | — |
| 2 | Latin | Barca | — |
| 3 | Latin | bārica | — |
| 4 | 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... |
Words derived from “barge”