Where does “breath” come from?
breath (Irish) comes from Irish breith, from Old Irish breth, from Old Irish beirid, from Proto-Celtic bereti, from English beret, from French béret, from Occitan berret, from Medieval Latin birretum — short.
breath (Irish): Alternative form of breith
Definitions
- Alternative form of breith
Ancestry of “breath”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | breith | verbal noun of beir; birth; lay |
| 2 | Old Irish | breth | verbal noun of beirid: carrying, bearing;... |
| 3 | Old Irish | beirid | to carry, bring; to bear; to give |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | bereti | to carry, bear; to flow |
| 5 | English | beret | A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and... |
| 6 | French | béret | beret |
| 7 | Occitan | berret | cap |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | birretum | — |
| 9 | Late Latin | birrus | a kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat |
| 10 | Gaulish | birrus | short cloak |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | birros | short |