Where does “brize” come from?
brize (English) comes from Middle French frise, from Italian fris, from Medieval Latin frisum, from Latin frigium, from Arabic إِفْرِيز, from Classical Syriac ܦܪܝܙܘܡܐ, from Ancient Greek περίζωμα, from Ancient Greek περῐ- — to push, to hit.
brize (English): The breezefly
Definitions
- The breezefly
Ancestry of “brize”, step by step
brize traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French frise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | frise | — |
| 2 | Italian | fris | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | frisum | — |
| 4 | Latin | frigium | — |
| 5 | Arabic | إِفْرِيز | king beam, cornice |
| 6 | Classical Syriac | ܦܪܝܙܘܡܐ | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | περίζωμα | A loincloth worn around the waist |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | περῐ- | around; very; round about |
| 9 | New Latin | helium | helium |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Ancient Greek βρίζα
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | βρίζα | rye (Secale cereale) in Thrace and Macedonia |