Where does “all-embracing” come from?
all-embracing (English) comes from English embracing, from English embrace, from French embrasser, from Italian abbracciare, from Spanish abrazar, from Spanish abracar, from Vulgar Latin adbracchiare, from Latin bracchium — short.
all-embracing (English): Having a broad scope; of universal application
Definitions
- Having a broad scope; of universal application
Ancestry of “all-embracing”, step by step
all-embracing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English embracing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | embracing | present participle of embrace; The act of... |
| 2 | English | embrace | To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in... |
| 3 | French | embrasser | to hug, embrace; to kiss |
| 4 | Italian | abbracciare | to embrace someone or something; to hug |
| 5 | Spanish | abrazar | to hug, to embrace; to embrace; to adopt; to hug,... |
| 6 | Spanish | abracar | to hug, to embrace |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | adbracchiare | — |
| 8 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |