berceau

French

noun

Definitions

cradle, crib (bed for a baby)
(figuratively) cradle, birthplace, place of origin
(architecture) arch, vault

Etymology

Derived from Old French berçuel derived from Latin berciolum derived from Gaulish *berta derived from Proto-Celtic *bertā.

Origin

Proto-Celtic

*bertā

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*bertiāre Latin
berciolum Latin
berço Portuguese
berçário Portuguese
beart Irish
berçuel Old French
bres Catalan, Valencian
bressol Catalan, Valencian
berce Galician
bert Old Irish
beart Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
*bertā Proto-Celtic
*berta Gaulish