Where does “barrera” come from?

barrera (Spanish) comes from Spanish barra, from Vulgar Latin barra, from Frankish bara, from Proto-Germanic barō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

barrera (Spanish): barrier

Definitions

  1. barrier

Ancestry of “barrera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbarrabar, rod; bar; slash
2Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
3Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
4Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “barrera”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barō →Every word from Frankish bara →