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Where does “braneworld” come from?

braneworld (English) comes from English brane, from English membrane, from Latin membrāna, from Latin membrum, from Proto-Italic memzrom, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-.

braneworld (English): A world that is a brane, with its own limited set...

Definitions

  1. A world that is a brane, with its own limited set...

Ancestry of “braneworld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbraneA hypothetical object extending across a number...
2EnglishmembraneA flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming...
3Latinmembrāna—
4Latinmembrumlimb of the body; member; the penis; a portion,...
5Proto-Italicmemzrom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—
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