Etymology

brest

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Today it means: A port city in the department of Finistère, and the region of Brittany, France. Full definition →

Breton Brest ← Proto-Celtic *brixs
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Brest · proper noun1

  1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*brixs“hill”
  2. Breton · derived fromBrest
  3. English todayBrest

From Breton Brest (via French), from Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill”), compare Scottish Gaelic bre.

Brest · proper noun2

  1. Russian · borrowed fromБрест
  2. English todayBrest

Borrowed from Russian Брест (Brest).

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