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