berceau

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French

Etymology

From Old French berçuel (diminutive of bers) from Vulgar Latin berciolum diminutive of *bertium, from Gaulish *berta, from Proto-Celtic *bertā, variant of *bereti (“to carry”).

Compare Old Irish bert (“bundle”). Cognate with Catalan bressol, Portuguese berço and Galician berce

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛʁ.so/
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  • Rhymes: -o

Noun

berceau m (plural berceaux)

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: berço
  • → Swedish: berså

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