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Where does “abartha” come from?

abartha (Irish) comes from Irish abair, from Middle Irish at·beir, from Old Irish as·beir, from Proto-Celtic bereti, from English beret, from French béret, from Occitan berret, from Medieval Latin birretum — short.

abartha (Irish): given to repartee

Definitions

  1. given to repartee

Ancestry of “abartha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishabairsay, utter; mean, refer to; say, suppose
2Middle Irishat·beir—
3Old Irishas·beirsays
4Proto-Celticberetito carry, bear; to flow
5EnglishberetA type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and...
6Frenchbéretberet
7Occitanberretcap
8Medieval Latinbirretum—
9Late Latinbirrusa kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat
10Gaulishbirrusshort cloak
11Proto-Celticbirrosshort

Words derived from “abartha”

  • abarthacht
  • abarthach
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