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
- A world that is a brane, with its own limited set...
Ancestry of “braneworld”, step by step
braneworld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English brane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brane | A hypothetical object extending across a number... |
| 2 | English | membrane | A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming... |
| 3 | Latin | membrāna | the skin or membrane that covers parts of the body; especially the skin or slough of snakes |
| 4 | Latin | membrum | limb of the body; member; the penis; a portion,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | memzrom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗms | flesh, meat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mems- | flesh, meat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | me-ms- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mes- | — |
via English World
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | World | The specific world, or any of several specific constituent worlds, that humans live in, among any other (real or possible) worlds |
| 2 | Middle English | world | The world, the planet; A dimension, realm, or... |
| 3 | Old English | weorold | world |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | weraldi | world |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |