Where does “embracement” come from?
embracement (English) comes from French embrassement, from French embrasser, from Italian abbracciare, from Spanish abrazar, from Spanish abracar, from Vulgar Latin adbracchiare, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων — short.
embracement (English): A clasp in the arms; embrace; State of embracing,...
Definitions
- A clasp in the arms; embrace; State of embracing,...
Ancestry of “embracement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | embrassement | embracing; hugs and kisses |
| 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 |