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Where does “βραχίων” come from?

βραχίων (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

βραχίων (Ancient Greek): the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...

Definitions

  1. the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...

Ancestry of “βραχίων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “βραχίων”

  • embrace
  • brass
  • embracing
  • brace
  • braced
  • bracing
  • braces
  • bra
  • bracelet
  • brachial
  • brassy
  • pretzel
  • ket
  • brassiere
  • brachiocephalic
  • brachialis
  • brachioradialis
  • bracero
  • brachiopod
  • braccio
  • brachium
  • brasswork
  • embracement
  • braless
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