Where does “berretta” come from?

berretta (Italian) comes from Latin birrus, from Gaulish birros, from Proto-Celtic birros — short.

berretta (Italian): cap; biretta

Definitions

  1. cap; biretta

Ancestry of “berretta”, step by step

berretta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin birrus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbirrushooded coat; hooded cape
2Gaulishbirros—
3Proto-Celticbirrosshort

via Late Latin birrus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinbirrusa kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat
2Gaulishbirrusshort cloak
Every word from Proto-Celtic birros →Every word from Gaulish birros →Every word from Latin birrus →