Where does “bra” come from?
bra (Cebuano) comes from English bra, from English brassière, from French brassière, from Old French braciere, from Old French brace, from Latin bracchia, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων — short.
bra (Cebuano): a bra; a brassiere
Ancestry of “bra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bra | Clipping of brassiere; One of the two vectors in... |
| 2 | English | brassière | Alternative form of brassiere |
| 3 | French | brassière | child's vest; life jacket; brassiere, bra |
| 4 | Old French | braciere | — |
| 5 | Old French | brace | arm |
| 6 | Latin | bracchia | nominative plural of bracchium; accusative plural... |
| 7 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |