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Where does “abar” come from?

abar (Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic adberos, from Proto-Celtic beros, from Proto-Celtic bereti, from English beret, from French béret, from Occitan berret, from Medieval Latin birretum, from Late Latin birrus — short.

abar (Irish): boggy ground, morass

Definitions

  1. boggy ground, morass

Ancestry of “abar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticadberosmouth, confluence
2Proto-Celticberosbearer, carrier; flow
3Proto-Celticberetito carry, bear; to flow
4EnglishberetA type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and...
5Frenchbéretberet
6Occitanberretcap
7Medieval Latinbirretum—
8Late Latinbirrusa kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat
9Gaulishbirrusshort cloak
10Proto-Celticbirrosshort

Words derived from “abar”

  • abracht
  • abarach
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