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Where does “adhmhaidin” come from?

adhmhaidin (Irish) comes from Old Irish admatain, from Old Irish ad-, from Old Irish uss-, from Old Irish beirid, from Proto-Celtic bereti, from English beret, from French béret, from Occitan berret — short.

adhmhaidin (Irish): early morning

Definitions

  1. early morning

Ancestry of “adhmhaidin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishadmatainnext morning
2Old Irishad-to, towards; in many compounds, it has a purely...
3Old Irishuss-—
4Old Irishbeiridto carry, bring; to bear; to give
5Proto-Celticberetito carry, bear; to flow
6EnglishberetA type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and...
7Frenchbéretberet
8Occitanberretcap
9Medieval Latinbirretum—
10Late Latinbirrusa kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat
11Gaulishbirrusshort cloak
12Proto-Celticbirrosshort
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