Where does “nonbraced” come from?
nonbraced (English) comes from English braced, 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 — short.
Ancestry of “nonbraced”, step by step
nonbraced traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English braced
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | braced | simple past tense and past participle of brace;... |
| 2 | English | brace | Armor for the arm; vambrace; A measurement of... |
| 3 | Middle English | brace | Vambrace; armour which protects the arm; A cord... |
| 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 |