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Where does “brasset” come from?

brasset (English) comes from English brassard, from French brassard, from French bras, from Middle French bras, from Old French bras, from Latin brachium, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων — short.

brasset (English): Alternative form of brassard; A casque or armour...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of brassard; A casque or armour...

Ancestry of “brasset”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbrassardAn armor plate that protects the arm; An insignia...
2Frenchbrassardarmguard, brassard; armband; bracer
3Frenchbrasarm
4Middle Frenchbrasarm
5Old Frenchbrasarm
6LatinbrachiumAlternative form of bracchium; arm, branch; limb
7Latinbracchiumforearm; arm; limb of an animal
8Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
9Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →