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Where does “embracive” come from?

embracive (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.

embracive (English): Disposed to embrace; fond of caressing

Definitions

  1. Disposed to embrace; fond of caressing

Ancestry of “embracive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishembraceTo clasp in the arms with affection; to take in...
2Frenchembrasserto hug, embrace; to kiss
3Italianabbracciareto embrace someone or something; to hug
4Spanishabrazarto hug, to embrace; to embrace; to adopt; to hug,...
5Spanishabracarto hug, to embrace
6Vulgar Latinadbracchiare—
7Latinbracchiumforearm; arm; limb of an animal
8Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
9Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
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