berceau

Meaning

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

Concepts

cradle

crib

birthplace

cat’s cradle

place of origin

provenance

provenience

rocker

Infancy

alcove

crot

arbor

arbour

cot

Synonyms

scie

lieu de naissance

provenance

tonnelle

jeu de ficelle

le berceau du chat

Translations

culla

Wiege

cuna

berço

wieg

beşik

bressol

κούνια

cunae

bakermat

cunabula

brèç

مهد

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɛʁ.so/

Etymology

Cognate with Old Irish: bert

Cognate with Catalan: bressol

Cognate with Portuguese: berço

Cognate with Galician: berce

In summary

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.