Where does “embraceth” come from?
embraceth (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.
embraceth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “embraceth”, step by step
embraceth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English embrace
| 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 |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |