Where does “brasserie” come from?
brasserie (English) comes from French brasserie, from French brasser, from Old French bracier, from Old French brace, from Latin bracchia, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς — short.
brasserie (English): A small, informal restaurant that serves beer and...
Definitions
- A small, informal restaurant that serves beer and...
Ancestry of “brasserie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | brasserie | brewery; brasserie; beer bar, beer parlour,... |
| 2 | French | brasser | to brew; to intermingle |
| 3 | Old French | bracier | to brew |
| 4 | Old French | brace | arm |
| 5 | Latin | bracchia | nominative plural of bracchium; accusative plural... |
| 6 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |