Where does “berçário” come from?

berçário (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese berço, from French berceau, from Old French berçuel, from Vulgar Latin berciolum, from Latin bertium, from Gaulish berta, from Proto-Celtic bertā.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “berçário”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseberçocradle, crib; a type of short cannon
2Frenchberceaucradle, crib; cradle, birthplace, place of...
3Old Frenchberçuel—
4Vulgar Latinberciolumcradle
5Latinbertium—
6Gaulishberta—
7Proto-Celticbertā—
Every word from Proto-Celtic bertā →Every word from Gaulish berta →Every word from Latin bertium →