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Where does “birrus” come from?

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

birrus (Latin): hooded coat; hooded cape

Definitions

  1. hooded coat; hooded cape

Ancestry of “birrus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishbirros—
2Proto-Celticbirrosshort

Words derived from “birrus”

  • sbirro
  • birret
  • esbirro
  • birrete
  • birro
  • sbirro
  • sbirraglia
  • sbire
  • βίρρος
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