Where does “barrica” come from?

barrica (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin barra, from Gaulish barros — the bushy end.

barrica (Vulgar Latin): barrel, cask

Definitions

  1. barrel, cask

Ancestry of “barrica”, step by step

barrica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin barra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbarrabar; barrier
2Gaulishbarrosthe bushy end

via Gaulish baril

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishbarilcask, barrel

Words derived from “barrica”

Every word from Gaulish barros →Every word from Latin barra →