Where does “ymarfer” come from?
ymarfer (Welsh) comes from Welsh arfer, from Proto-Brythonic *ėrβėrɨd, from Proto-Celtic ɸarebereti, from Proto-Celtic bereti, from English beret, from French béret, from Occitan berret, from Medieval Latin birretum — short.
ymarfer (Welsh): to practise, train; exercise; practice
Definitions
- to practise, train; exercise; practice
Ancestry of “ymarfer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Welsh | arfer | to use; to be used to, to be accustomed to;... |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | *ėrβėrɨd | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | ɸarebereti | to use |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | bereti | to carry, bear; to flow |
| 5 | English | beret | A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and... |
| 6 | French | béret | beret |
| 7 | Occitan | berret | cap |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | birretum | — |
| 9 | Late Latin | birrus | a kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat |
| 10 | Gaulish | birrus | short cloak |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | birros | short |