Etymology

barricade

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Today it means: A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence Full definition →

French barricade
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  1. French · borrowed frombarricader
  2. French · borrowed frombarricade
  3. English todaybarricade

The noun is borrowed from French barricade, or an assimilation of the earlier barricado to the French form. The verb is from the noun or French barricader.

Words from the same roots

Frenchbarricade all →

barricado

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.