Where does “berets” come from?

berets (English) comes from English beret, from French béret, from Occitan berret, from Medieval Latin birretum, from Late Latin birrus, from Gaulish birrus, from Proto-Celtic birros — short.

berets (English): plural of beret

Definitions

  1. plural of beret

Ancestry of “berets”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishberetA type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and...
2Frenchbéretberet
3Occitanberretcap
4Medieval Latinbirretum—
5Late Latinbirrusa kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat
6Gaulishbirrusshort cloak
7Proto-Celticbirrosshort
Every word from Proto-Celtic birros →