Where does “brèt” come from?

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

brèt (Romagnol): hat

Definitions

  1. hat

Ancestry of “brèt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbiretum—
2Old Occitanberret—
3Late Latinbirrusa kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat
4Gaulishbirrusshort cloak
5Proto-Celticbirrosshort
Every word from Proto-Celtic birros →Every word from Gaulish birrus →Every word from Late Latin birrus →