Etymograph

English

beret

Beret comes from French béret, from Occitan ‘Occitan man’, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic *birros ‘short’.

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*birros‘short’reconstructed
  2. Gaulishc. 500 BCE–500 CEbirrus‘short cloak’
  3. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEsame form‘large hooded cloak’
  4. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500birretum
  5. Old Occitanc. 950–1500berret
  6. Frenchc. 1600–presentOccitan‘Occitan man’
  7. French, derivedc. 1600–presentbéret
  8. Englishtodayberet

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*birros‘short’reconstructed
  2. Gaulishc. 500 BCE–500 CEbirrus‘short cloak’
  3. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEsame form‘large hooded cloak’
  4. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500birretum
  5. Old Occitanc. 950–1500berret
  6. Frenchc. 1600–presentOccitan‘Occitan man’
  7. French, derivedc. 1600–presentbéret
  8. Englishtodayberet

Linked words

through French Occitan ‘Occitan man’

chai, 4 more

Today it means

noun A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *birros / beret

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