Where does “birrus” come from?

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

birrus (Late Latin): a kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat

Definitions

  1. a kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat

Ancestry of “birrus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishbirrusshort cloak
2Proto-Celticbirrosshort

Words derived from “birrus”

Every word from Proto-Celtic birros →Every word from Gaulish birrus →