Where does “embraceable” come from?
embraceable (English) comes from English embrace, from French embrasser, from Italian abbracciare, from Spanish abrazar, from Spanish abracar, from Vulgar Latin adbracchiare, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων — short.
embraceable (English): Able or suitable to be embraced
Definitions
- Able or suitable to be embraced
Ancestry of “embraceable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | embrace | To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in... |
| 2 | French | embrasser | to hug, embrace; to kiss |
| 3 | Italian | abbracciare | to embrace someone or something; to hug |
| 4 | Spanish | abrazar | to hug, to embrace; to embrace; to adopt; to hug,... |
| 5 | Spanish | abracar | to hug, to embrace |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | adbracchiare | — |
| 7 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |