Where does “bark” come from?
bark (Swedish) comes from Dutch bark, from French barque, from Middle French barque, from Occitan barca, from Old Occitan barca, from Late Latin barca, from Vulgar Latin *barica, from Classical Latin bāris — a type of ship used for traveling or transporting...
bark (Swedish): bark; barque
Definitions
- bark; barque
Ancestry of “bark”, step by step
bark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bark
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bark | the bark of certain trees, used for its tannin;... |
| 2 | French | barque | small boat |
| 3 | Middle French | barque | small ship |
| 4 | Occitan | barca | dinghy, boat |
| 5 | Old Occitan | barca | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | barca | small watercraft; small watercraft, barge, bark |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | *barica | — |
| 8 | Classical Latin | bāris | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βᾶρις | flat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,... |
| 10 | Coptic | ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ | boat, barge |
| 11 | Demotic | br | — |
| 12 | Egyptian | bꜣjr | a type of ship used for traveling or transporting... |