Where does “beret” come from?

Beret comes from French béret, from Occitan berret, from Medieval Latin birretum, which derives from Gaulish birros, ultimately from Proto-Celtic birros.

beret (English): A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and...

Definitions

  1. A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and...

Ancestry of “beret”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbéretberet
2Occitanberretcap
3Medieval Latinbirretum
4Late Latinbirrusa kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat
5Gaulishbirrusshort cloak
6Proto-Celticbirrosshort

Words derived from “beret

Every word from Proto-Celtic birros