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Where does “breccial” come from?

breccial (English) comes from English breccia, from Italian breccia, from French brèche, from Middle French breche, from Old French breche, from Portuguese breca, from Frankish breku, from English breakfast — adjectival suffix.

breccial (English): Of or relating to breccia

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to breccia

Ancestry of “breccial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbrecciaA rock composed of angular fragments in a matrix...
2Italianbrecciabreach, break, gap; breakthrough; road metal
3Frenchbrèchegap, hole; breach
4Middle Frenchbreche—
5Old Frenchbreche—
6Portuguesebrecacramp; a disease that makes the hair of goats...
7Frankishbrekua breach, break; a break; crack; opening
8EnglishbreakfastThe first meal of the day, usually eaten in the...
9Middle Englishbrekefastbreakfast
10Middle Englishfastfast
11Old Englishfæste—
12Old English-eforming adverbs from adjectives; -ly
13Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
14Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
15Proto-Norse-īna-—
16Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
17Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
18Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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