Where does “handbra” come from?
handbra (English) comes from English bra, from English brassière, from French brassière, from Old French braciere, from Old French brace, from Latin bracchia, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων — short.
handbra (English): The act of covering the nipples and areolae with...
Definitions
- The act of covering the nipples and areolae with...
Ancestry of “handbra”, step by step
handbra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bra | Clipping of brassiere; One of the two vectors in... |
| 2 | English | brassière | Alternative form of brassiere |
| 3 | French | brassière | child's vest; life jacket; brassiere, bra |
| 4 | Old French | braciere | — |
| 5 | Old French | brace | arm |
| 6 | Latin | bracchia | nominative plural of bracchium; accusative plural... |
| 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 Hand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hand | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals |
| 2 | Middle English | hond | hand; Alternative form of hound |
| 3 | Old English | hand | A hand |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | handu | hand |
| 5 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 6 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 7 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |