Etymology of the English word burnous
the English word
burnousderived from the French word
burnousderived from the Arabic word
burnusderived from the Greek word
birros, βίρρος
derived from the Late Latin word
birrus (cloak to keep off rain)
Date
The earliest known usage of burnous in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
boernoes, German
Burnus, Norwegian
burnus, Swedish
burnus
