Where does “burnoose” come from?

burnoose (English) comes from French burnous, from Arabic بُرْنُس, from Ancient Greek βίρρος, from Latin birrus, from Gaulish birros, from Proto-Celtic birros — short.

burnoose (English): A thick hooded cloak worn by Berbers and Arabs in...

Definitions

  1. A thick hooded cloak worn by Berbers and Arabs in...

Ancestry of “burnoose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchburnousburnoose
2Arabicبُرْنُسburnoose
3Ancient Greekβίρροςtype of cloak or mantle
4Latinbirrushooded coat; hooded cape
5Gaulishbirros—
6Proto-Celticbirrosshort

Words derived from “burnoose”

Every word from Proto-Celtic birros →Every word from Gaulish birros →Every word from Latin birrus →