Where does “manssiere” come from?
manssiere (English) comes from English brassière, from French brassière, from Old French braciere, from Old French brace, from Latin bracchia, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς — short.
manssiere (English): A bra designed to be worn by men
Definitions
- A bra designed to be worn by men
Ancestry of “manssiere”, step by step
manssiere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English brassière
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brassière | Alternative form of brassiere |
| 2 | French | brassière | child's vest; life jacket; brassiere, bra |
| 3 | Old French | braciere | — |
| 4 | Old French | brace | arm |
| 5 | Latin | bracchia | nominative plural of bracchium; accusative plural... |
| 6 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |
via English MAN
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 2 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 3 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 5 | Old French | manual | — |
| 6 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 7 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |