Where does “beret” come from?

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

beret (Polish): beret

Definitions

  1. beret

Ancestry of “beret”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbéretberet
2Occitanberretcap
3Medieval Latinbirretum—
4Late Latinbirrusa kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat
5Gaulishbirrusshort cloak
6Proto-Celticbirrosshort

Words derived from “beret”

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