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Where does “βρᾰχύς” come from?

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

βρᾰχύς (Ancient Greek): short, brief; short, small, little; few

Definitions

  1. short, brief; short, small, little; few

Ancestry of “βρᾰχύς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “βρᾰχύς”

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