Where does “bracero” come from?
bracero (English) comes from Spanish bracero, from Spanish brazo, from Old Spanish braço, from Latin brachium, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus — short.
bracero (English): A Mexican national working as an agricultural...
Definitions
- A Mexican national working as an agricultural...
Ancestry of “bracero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | bracero | labourer, farmhand, navvy |
| 2 | Spanish | brazo | arm; branch, limb |
| 3 | Old Spanish | braço | 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 |