Where does “bracchium” come from?

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

bracchium (Classical Latin): forearm; arm; limb of an animal

Definitions

  1. forearm; arm; limb of an animal

Ancestry of “bracchium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
2Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Ancient Greek βραχύς →