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Where does “Braille” come from?

Braille (Dutch) comes from French braille, from French brailler, from Vulgar Latin bragulare, from Latin bragere.

Braille (Dutch): Alternative letter-case form of braille

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of braille

Ancestry of “Braille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbraillefirst-person singular present indicative of...
2Frenchbraillerto holler, yell; to bawl
3Vulgar Latinbragulare—
4Latinbragere—
Every word from Latin bragere →