Where does “mainbrace” come from?
mainbrace (English) comes from English brace, from Middle English brace, from Old French brace, from Latin bracchia, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus — short.
mainbrace (English): The rope used to control the main yard. The main...
Definitions
- The rope used to control the main yard. The main...
Ancestry of “mainbrace”, step by step
mainbrace traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English brace
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brace | Armor for the arm; vambrace; A measurement of... |
| 2 | Middle English | brace | Vambrace; armour which protects the arm; A cord... |
| 3 | Old French | brace | arm |
| 4 | Latin | bracchia | nominative plural of bracchium; accusative plural... |
| 5 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |