vaixell
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Catalan vaxell, from Latin vāscellum, diminutive of vās (“vessel”). Compare Occitan vaissèl, French vaisseau. Was an old-fashioned word until about 1990, when it was used to replaced barco, which was felt to be too Castilian.
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References
- “vaixell” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “vaixell”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “vaixell” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “vaixell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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