Embark
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mid 16th century: from French embarquer, from em- ‘in’ + barque ‘bark, ship’.
wiktionary
Borrowed from Middle French embarquer, from em- + barque(“small ship”). Compare with Portuguese embarcar, Spanish abarcar.
etymonline
embark (v.)
1540s (transitive), "to put on board a ship or other vessel;" 1570s (intransitive), "to go on board ship, as when setting out on a voyage," from French embarquer, from assimilated form of en- "in" (see en- (1)) + barque "small ship" (see bark (n.)). Related: Embarked; embarking.
