Where does “burnous” come from?

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

burnous (French): burnoose

Definitions

  1. burnoose

Ancestry of “burnous”, step by step

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

Words derived from “burnous”

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