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Where does “as·beir” come from?

as·beir (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic bereti, from English beret, from French béret, from Occitan berret, from Medieval Latin birretum, from Late Latin birrus, from Gaulish birrus, from Proto-Celtic birros — short.

as·beir (Old Irish): says

Definitions

  1. says

Ancestry of “as·beir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticberetito carry, bear; to flow
2EnglishberetA type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and...
3Frenchbéretberet
4Occitanberretcap
5Medieval Latinbirretum—
6Late Latinbirrusa kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat
7Gaulishbirrusshort cloak
8Proto-Celticbirrosshort

Words derived from “as·beir”

  • abairt
  • abartha
  • abairtín
  • gearr-abartha
  • abair
  • abarthach
  • adeir
  • deir
  • dúirt
  • abarthacht
  • abairteach
  • abairt
  • abair
  • as·rubart
  • at·beir
  • epert
  • dubart
  • at·beir
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