Where does “brassière” come from?
brassière (English) comes from French brassière, from Old French braciere, from Old French brace, from Latin bracchia, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus — short.
brassière (English): Alternative form of brassiere
Definitions
- Alternative form of brassiere
Ancestry of “brassière”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | brassière | child's vest; life jacket; brassiere, bra |
| 2 | Old French | braciere | — |
| 3 | Old French | brace | arm |
| 4 | Latin | bracchia | nominative plural of bracchium; accusative plural... |
| 5 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |