Where does “birrus” come from?

birrus (English) comes from Late Latin birrus, from Gaulish birrus, from Proto-Celtic birros — short.

birrus (English): A coarse kind of thick woollen cloth, worn by the...

Definitions

  1. A coarse kind of thick woollen cloth, worn by the...

Ancestry of “birrus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinbirrusa kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat
2Gaulishbirrusshort cloak
3Proto-Celticbirrosshort
Every word from Proto-Celtic birros →Every word from Gaulish birrus →Every word from Late Latin birrus →