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Where does “barca” come from?

barca (Old Spanish) comes 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...

Ancestry of “barca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinbarcasmall watercraft; small watercraft, barge, bark
2Vulgar Latin*barica—
3Classical Latinbāris—
4Ancient Greekβᾶριςflat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,...
5Copticⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉboat, barge
6Demoticbr—
7Egyptianbꜣjra type of ship used for traveling or transporting...

Words derived from “barca”

  • debark
  • embarcadero
  • debus
  • embarcadere
  • embarcadère
  • desembarcadero
  • barcaza
  • barco
  • desembarcar
  • barquillo
  • embarcadero
  • barca
  • embarcar
  • desembarco
  • barcaje
  • barquero
  • embarcadère
  • débarquer
  • débarquement
  • débarcadère
  • barkas
  • barko
  • barko
  • barkilyos
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