köken: Inherited from Middle French barque, probably borrowed from Italian barca or a Medieval Latin equivalent, from Late Latin barca. Doublet of barge.
köken: Etymology tree Egyptian bꜣjr Demotic Egyptian br Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ (baare)der. Ancient Greek βᾶρῐς (bârĭs)der. Latin bāris Late Latin barca Italian barca From Late Latin barca, derived from Latin baris, from Ancient Greek βᾶρις (bâris), itself probably from Egyptian bꜣjr (“transport ship”).
aile: barca a motore, barca a remi, barca a vela, barca da pesca, barcaccia, barcaiolo, barcarola, barchetta, barchettata, barchettina
köken: The form lunter is thought to be older. Compare Ancient Greek λιντήρ (lintḗr). Traditionally said to derive from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“to wash”) (more at pluit (“it rains”)) and to be related to Ancient Greek πλυντήρ (pluntḗr), but the loss of the p is unexplained.