Bar etymology

Italian

Italian word bar comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂-, Gaulish *barros, Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus (Beaver.)

Etymology of bar

Detailed word origin of bar

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*gʷreh₂- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*barros Gaulish (cel-gau)
*bʰébʰrus Proto-Indo-European (ine) Beaver.
*gʷréh₂us Proto-Indo-European (ine) Heavy.
*barra Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
*barra Latin (lat) (Vulgar Latin) bar. (Vulgar Latin) barrier.
*gʷarus Proto-Hellenic (grk-pro)
βαρύς Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
barre Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) Bar (solid, more or less rigid object with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length).
barre French (fr) (heraldiccharge) bend sinister. (nautical) helm, tiller. (typography) : the bar diacritics ⟨̵⟩, ⟨̶⟩, ⟨̷⟩, and ⟨̸⟩. (typography) : the fraction slash ⟨⁄⟩. (typography) : the pipe mark ⟨|⟩. (typography) : the slash mark ⟨/⟩. (typography, improper) : the backslash ⟨\⟩. Bar, cake, ingot.
βάρος Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
bar English (en) A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, approximately equal to atmospheric pressure at sea level. (horse racing) Denotes the minimum odds offered on other horses not mentioned by name.. Except, other than, besides. (UK, Parliament) A dividing line (physical or notional) in the chamber of a legislature beyond which only members and officials may pass.. (UK, law) The railing [...]
bar Italian (it) Bar (place serving drinks). Café.