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Where does “intrabrachial” come from?

intrabrachial (English) comes from English brachial, from Latin bracchiālis, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

intrabrachial (English): Into, or within, the arm

Definitions

  1. Into, or within, the arm

Ancestry of “intrabrachial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbrachialPertaining or belonging to the arm; Of the nature...
2Latinbracchiālis—
3Latinbracchiumforearm; arm; limb of an animal
4Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
5Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
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