Where does “Bretun” come from?

Bretun (Old French) comes from Latin britto, from Latin Brittania, from Ancient Greek Βρεττανία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Bretun (Old French): Breton person; Britton

Definitions

  1. Breton person; Britton

Ancestry of “Bretun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbrittoa Briton
2LatinBrittaniaBritain
3Ancient GreekΒρεττανίαthe British Isles
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek Βρεττανία
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