Where does “brach” come from?
brach (English) comes from English brachiopod, from Translingual Brachiopoda, from Translingual brachio-, from New Latin brachio-, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus — short.
brach (English): A hound; especially a female hound used for...
Definitions
- A hound; especially a female hound used for...
Ancestry of “brach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brachiopod | Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum... |
| 2 | Translingual | Brachiopoda | phylum |
| 3 | Translingual | brachio- | Branched; Arm |
| 4 | New Latin | brachio- | — |
| 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 |