Where does “bărcuță” come from?
bărcuță (Romanian) comes from Romanian barcă, from Italian barca, 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...
bărcuță (Romanian): small boat
Definitions
- small boat
Ancestry of “bărcuță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | barcă | boat |
| 2 | Italian | barca | boat; skiff; sheaf |
| 3 | Latin | Barca | particularly a dynasty of Carthaginian leaders |
| 4 | Latin | bārica | — |
| 5 | Latin | bāris | baris |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βᾶρις | flat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,... |
| 7 | Coptic | ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ | boat, barge |
| 8 | Demotic | br | — |
| 9 | Egyptian | bꜣjr | a type of ship used for traveling or transporting... |