Where does “a-ta” come from?
a-ta (Proto-Albanian) comes from Old Irish at·tá, from Old Irish ad-, from Old Irish uss-, from Old Irish beirid, from Proto-Celtic bereti, from English beret, from French béret, from Occitan berret — short.
Ancestry of “a-ta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | at·tá | to be |
| 2 | Old Irish | ad- | to, towards; in many compounds, it has a purely... |
| 3 | Old Irish | uss- | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | beirid | to carry, bring; to bear; to give |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | bereti | to carry, bear; to flow |
| 6 | English | beret | A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and... |
| 7 | French | béret | beret |
| 8 | Occitan | berret | cap |
| 9 | Medieval Latin | birretum | — |
| 10 | Late Latin | birrus | a kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat |
| 11 | Gaulish | birrus | short cloak |
| 12 | Proto-Celtic | birros | short |
Words derived from “a-ta”