Where does “braceletwood” come from?
braceletwood (English) comes from English bracelet, from Old French bracelet, from Old French bras, from Latin brachium, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus — short.
braceletwood (English): Any of various plants of the genus Jacquinia
Definitions
- Any of various plants of the genus Jacquinia
Ancestry of “braceletwood”, step by step
braceletwood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bracelet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bracelet | A band or chain worn around the wrist as... |
| 2 | Old French | bracelet | Diminutive of bras; bracelet |
| 3 | Old French | bras | arm |
| 4 | Latin | brachium | Alternative form of bracchium; arm, branch; limb |
| 5 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |
via English Wood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |