Where does “barcaș” come from?
barcaș (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...
barcaș (Romanian): boatman
Definitions
- boatman
Ancestry of “barcaș”, 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... |