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Where does “fivebrane” come from?

fivebrane (English) comes from English brane, from English membrane, from Latin membrāna, from Latin membrum, from Proto-Italic memzrom, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-.

fivebrane (English): A brane having five dimensions

Definitions

  1. A brane having five dimensions

Ancestry of “fivebrane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbraneA hypothetical object extending across a number...
2EnglishmembraneA flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming...
3Latinmembrāna—
4Latinmembrumlimb of the body; member; the penis; a portion,...
5Proto-Italicmemzrom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mes- →