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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-”

  • brachiocephalic
  • brachioradialis
  • brachiopod
  • brachialgia
  • brachiosaurus
  • brachiobasilic
  • brachioproctic
  • brachiovaginal
  • brachiophore
  • brachiopatagium
  • brachiomanual
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