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Where does “μπερές” come from?

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

μπερές (Greek): beret

Definitions

  1. beret

Ancestry of “μπερές”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbéretberet
2Occitanberretcap
3Medieval Latinbirretum—
4Late Latinbirrusa kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat
5Gaulishbirrusshort cloak
6Proto-Celticbirrosshort
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