Where does “bralessness” come from?
bralessness (English) comes from English braless, from English bra, from English brassière, from French brassière, from Old French braciere, from Old French brace, from Latin bracchia, from Latin bracchium — short.
bralessness (English): The state of being braless, or not wearing a bra
Definitions
- The state of being braless, or not wearing a bra
Ancestry of “bralessness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | braless | Not wearing a bra |
| 2 | English | bra | Clipping of brassiere; One of the two vectors in... |
| 3 | English | brassière | Alternative form of brassiere |
| 4 | French | brassière | child's vest; life jacket; brassiere, bra |
| 5 | Old French | braciere | — |
| 6 | Old French | brace | arm |
| 7 | Latin | bracchia | nominative plural of bracchium; accusative plural... |
| 8 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |