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

Definitions

  1. boat

Ancestry of “barge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbarga
2LatinBarcaparticularly a dynasty of Carthaginian leaders
3Latinbārica
4Latinbārisbaris
5Ancient Greekβᾶριςflat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,...
6Copticⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉboat, barge
7Demoticbr
8Egyptianbꜣjra type of ship used for traveling or transporting...

Words derived from “barge

Every word from Egyptian bꜣjrEvery word from Demotic brEvery word from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ
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