Where does “brachio-” come from?

brachio- (English) comes from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

brachio- (English): Arm

Definitions

  1. Arm

Ancestry of “brachio-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “brachio-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Ancient Greek βραχύς →