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Where does “beirid” come from?

beirid (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.

beirid (Old Irish): to carry, bring; to bear; to give

Definitions

  1. to carry, bring; to bear; to give

Ancestry of “beirid”, 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 “beirid”

  • brehon
  • míbhreithiúnas
  • brethamhoil
  • pobalbhreith
  • aisbhreathnaigh
  • aisbhreathnaitheach
  • breath
  • beir
  • breitheamh
  • breith
  • beobhreitheacht
  • breathnaitheoir
  • rug
  • fadbhreathnaitheacht
  • breithiúnas
  • breithlá
  • breathnóir
  • breathnaigh
  • breathnóireacht
  • claonbhreith
  • breathnadóir
  • breathnadóireacht
  • breithiúnacht
  • leth-bhreith
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