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Where does “breathnadóireacht” come from?

breathnadóireacht (Irish) comes from Irish breathnadóir, 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.

breathnadóireacht (Irish): Alternative form of breathnóireacht

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of breathnóireacht

Ancestry of “breathnadóireacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishbreathnadóirAlternative form of breathnóir
2Irishbreathnaighobserve, examine; look at, watch; look, appear
3Old Irishbrethnaigidjudges, decides, examines, determines; thinks of,...
4Old Irishbrethverbal noun of beirid: carrying, bearing;...
5Old Irishbeiridto carry, bring; to bear; to give
6Proto-Celticberetito carry, bear; to flow
7EnglishberetA type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and...
8Frenchbéretberet
9Occitanberretcap
10Medieval Latinbirretum—
11Late Latinbirrusa kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat
12Gaulishbirrusshort cloak
13Proto-Celticbirrosshort
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