Where does “béret” come from?

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

béret (French): beret

Definitions

  1. beret

Ancestry of “béret”, step by step

béret traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Occitan berret

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

via Latin birretum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbirretum—

Words derived from “béret”

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