Where does “aarloo” come from?
aarloo (Manx) comes from Middle Irish urlam, from English Irlam, from Old Irish fo-, from Old Irish ad-, from Old Irish uss-, from Old Irish beirid, from Proto-Celtic bereti, from English beret — short.
aarloo (Manx): ready, operational
Definitions
- ready, operational
Ancestry of “aarloo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | urlam | — |
| 2 | English | Irlam | OS grid ref SJ7294 |
| 3 | Old Irish | fo- | sub-, under- |
| 4 | Old Irish | ad- | to, towards; in many compounds, it has a purely... |
| 5 | Old Irish | uss- | up, off |
| 6 | Old Irish | beirid | to carry, bring; to bear; to give |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | bereti | to carry, bear; to flow |
| 8 | English | beret | A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and... |
| 9 | French | béret | beret |
| 10 | Occitan | berret | cap |
| 11 | Medieval Latin | birretum | — |
| 12 | Late Latin | birrus | a kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat |
| 13 | Gaulish | birrus | short cloak |
| 14 | Proto-Celtic | birros | short |