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Where does “birrete” come from?

birrete (Spanish) comes from Old Occitan birret, from Latin birrus, from Gaulish birros, from Proto-Celtic birros — short.

birrete (Spanish): biretta

Definitions

  1. biretta

Ancestry of “birrete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanbirret—
2Latinbirrushooded coat; hooded cape
3Gaulishbirros—
4Proto-Celticbirrosshort
Every word from Proto-Celtic birros →