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Where does “athbhreithnigh” come from?

athbhreithnigh (Irish) comes from Irish breithnigh, from Old Irish brethnaigid, from Old Irish breth, from Old Irish beirid, from Proto-Celtic bereti, from English beret, from French béret, from Occitan berret — short.

athbhreithnigh (Irish): review, revise, reconsider

Definitions

  1. review, revise, reconsider

Ancestry of “athbhreithnigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbreithnighadjudge
2Old Irishbrethnaigidjudges, decides, examines, determines; thinks of,...
3Old Irishbrethverbal noun of beirid: carrying, bearing;...
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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