Where does “brachial” come from?

Brachial comes from Latin bracchialis, formed from Latin bracchium (arm) via the suffix -alis, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (arm), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus meaning short.

brachial (English): Pertaining or belonging to the arm; Of the nature...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining or belonging to the arm; Of the nature...

Ancestry of “brachial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbracchiālisbrachial
2Latinbracchiumforearm; arm; limb of an animal
3Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
4Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “brachial”

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