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Where does “barco” come from?

barco (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese barca, from Catalan Barça, from Latin Barca, from Latin bārica, from Latin bāris, from Ancient Greek βᾶρις, from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ, from Demotic br — a type of ship used for traveling or transporting...

barco (Portuguese): boat

Definitions

  1. boat

Ancestry of “barco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebarcaboat; barge; barque
2CatalanBarça—
3LatinBarca—
4Latinbārica—
5Latinbāris—
6Ancient Greekβᾶριςflat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,...
7Copticⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉboat, barge
8Demoticbr—
9Egyptianbꜣjra type of ship used for traveling or transporting...

Words derived from “barco”

  • barqueiro
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