barniz

Meaning

varnish, gloss

Frequency

33k
Hyphenated as
bar‧niz
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/baɾˈniθ/
Etymology

Variant of dialectal berniz, from Medieval Latin vernicem (“sandarac, resin”) from veronicem, from Byzantine Greek [Term?], from Ancient Greek βερενίκιον (bereníkion, “soda”), βερονίκιον (beroníkion), from Βερενίκη (Bereníkē). Cognate with English varnish.

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