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Where does “adhbharaich” come from?

adhbharaich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic adhbhar, from Old Irish adbar, from Old Irish ad-, from Old Irish uss-, from Old Irish beirid, from Proto-Celtic bereti, from English beret, from French béret — short.

adhbharaich (Scottish Gaelic): cause, occasion

Definitions

  1. cause, occasion

Ancestry of “adhbharaich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicadhbharcause, reason; materials
2Old Irishadbarmaterial, matter; reason
3Old Irishad-to, towards; in many compounds, it has a purely...
4Old Irishuss-—
5Old Irishbeiridto carry, bring; to bear; to give
6Proto-Celticberetito carry, bear; to flow
7EnglishberetA type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and...
8Frenchbéretberet
9Occitanberretcap
10Medieval Latinbirretum—
11Late Latinbirrusa kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat
12Gaulishbirrusshort cloak
13Proto-Celticbirrosshort
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