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Where does “berret” come from?

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

berret (Occitan): cap

Definitions

  1. cap

Ancestry of “berret”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbirretum—
2Late Latinbirrusa kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat
3Gaulishbirrusshort cloak
4Proto-Celticbirrosshort

Words derived from “berret”

  • beret
  • berets
  • bereted
  • beretlike
  • берет
  • béret
  • beret
  • μπερές
  • bere
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