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Where does “baca” come from?

baca (Spanish) comes from Latin bacca, from Gaulish baskis, from Proto-Celtic baskis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- — bundle, heap, load.

baca (Spanish): luggage rack

Definitions

  1. luggage rack

Ancestry of “baca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinbaccaAlternative form of bāca; berry; berry; pearl
2Gaulishbaskis—
3Proto-Celticbaskisbundle; load
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰasḱ-bundle, heap, load
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