Etymology Explorer › Welsh

Where does “aber” come from?

aber (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic aber, from Proto-Celtic adberos, from Proto-Celtic beros, from Proto-Celtic bereti, from English beret, from French béret, from Occitan berret, from Medieval Latin birretum — short.

aber (Welsh): estuary, mouth of a river; confluence, joining of...

Definitions

  1. estuary, mouth of a river; confluence, joining of...

Ancestry of “aber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicabermouth, confluence
2Proto-Celticadberosmouth, confluence
3Proto-Celticberosbearer, carrier; flow
4Proto-Celticberetito carry, bear; to flow
5EnglishberetA type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and...
6Frenchbéretberet
7Occitanberretcap
8Medieval Latinbirretum—
9Late Latinbirrusa kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat
10Gaulishbirrusshort cloak
11Proto-Celticbirrosshort

Words derived from “aber”

  • Aberystwyth
  • Abertawe
  • Aberystwyth
  • Abertawe
  • Aberteifi
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