Where does “breeziness” come from?
breeziness (English) comes from English breezy, from English breeze, from Spanish brisa, from Old Spanish briza, from French brise, from French briser, from Middle French briser, from Old French brisier — to burst; break; crack; crackle.
breeziness (English): The characteristic of being breezy
Definitions
- The characteristic of being breezy
Ancestry of “breeziness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | breezy | With a breeze blowing, with a lively wind,... |
| 2 | English | breeze | A light, gentle wind; Any activity that is easy,... |
| 3 | Spanish | brisa | breeze |
| 4 | Old Spanish | briza | — |
| 5 | French | brise | breeze; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 6 | French | briser | To break; snap; To become broken; snap |
| 7 | Middle French | briser | — |
| 8 | Old French | brisier | to break (cause damage to), bust |
| 9 | Frankish | bristan | to break to pieces, split, shatter; to break,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | brestaną | to burst, break, sunder, split, crack |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰres‑ | to burst; break; crack; crackle |