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Where does “cervicobrachial” come from?

cervicobrachial (English) comes from English brachial, from Latin bracchiālis, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

cervicobrachial (English): Relating to the neck and the arm

Definitions

  1. Relating to the neck and the arm

Ancestry of “cervicobrachial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbrachialPertaining or belonging to the arm; Of the nature...
2Latinbracchiālis—
3Latinbracchiumforearm; arm; limb of an animal
4Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
5Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
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