Where does “breathnóireacht” come from?
breathnóireacht (Irish) comes from Irish breathnóir, from Irish breathnaigh, from Old Irish brethnaigid, from Old Irish breth, from Old Irish beirid, from Proto-Celtic bereti, from English beret, from French béret — short.
breathnóireacht (Irish): observing, looking around; observation
Definitions
- observing, looking around; observation
Ancestry of “breathnóireacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | breathnóir | observer, spectator, viewer; second-person... |
| 2 | Irish | breathnaigh | observe, examine; look at, watch; look, appear |
| 3 | Old Irish | brethnaigid | judges, decides, examines, determines; thinks of,... |
| 4 | Old Irish | breth | verbal noun of beirid: carrying, bearing;... |
| 5 | Old Irish | beirid | to carry, bring; to bear; to give |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | bereti | to carry, bear; to flow |
| 7 | English | beret | A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and... |
| 8 | French | béret | beret |
| 9 | Occitan | berret | cap |
| 10 | Medieval Latin | birretum | — |
| 11 | Late Latin | birrus | a kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat |
| 12 | Gaulish | birrus | short cloak |
| 13 | Proto-Celtic | birros | short |