Where does “baret” come from?

baret (Indonesian) comes from Dutch baret, from Middle French barrete, from Italian baretta, from Latin birretum, from Proto-Celtic birros — short.

baret (Indonesian): scratch

Definitions

  1. scratch

Ancestry of “baret”, step by step

baret traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch baret

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchbaretA beret, type of cap, also used as part some...
2Middle Frenchbarrete—
3Italianbaretta—
4Latinbirretum—
5Proto-Celticbirrosshort

via Betawi barèt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Betawibarèt—
2Javaneseꦧꦼꦫꦺꦠ꧀—
Every word from Proto-Celtic birros →Every word from Latin birretum →Every word from Italian baretta →