Where does “berceuse” come from?

berceuse (French) comes from French bercer, from Old French bercier, from Vulgar Latin bertiare, from Gaulish berta, from Proto-Celtic bertā.

berceuse (French): cradler, someone who cradles or rocks a baby; a...

Definitions

  1. cradler, someone who cradles or rocks a baby; a...

Ancestry of “berceuse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbercerto cradle; to rock
2Old Frenchbercierto rock
3Vulgar Latinbertiare—
4Gaulishberta—
5Proto-Celticbertā—

Words derived from “berceuse”

Every word from Proto-Celtic bertā →Every word from Gaulish berta →Every word from Vulgar Latin bertiare →