Where does “berret” come from?

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

Ancestry of “berret”, step by step

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

Words derived from “berret”

Every word from Proto-Celtic birros →Every word from Gaulish birrus →Every word from Late Latin birrus →
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