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.
berçário (Portuguese): nursery
Ancestry of “berçário”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | berço | cradle, crib; a type of short cannon |
| 2 | French | berceau | cradle, crib; cradle, birthplace, place of... |
| 3 | Old French | berçuel | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | berciolum | cradle |
| 5 | Latin | bertium | — |
| 6 | Gaulish | berta | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | bertā | — |