Where does “seabreeze” come from?
seabreeze (English) comes from English breeze, from Spanish brisa, from Old Spanish briza, from French brise, from French briser, from Middle French briser, from Old French brisier, from Frankish bristan — to burst; break; crack; crackle.
seabreeze (English): Alternative spelling of sea breeze
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of sea breeze
Ancestry of “seabreeze”, step by step
seabreeze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English breeze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | breeze | A light, gentle wind; Any activity that is easy,... |
| 2 | Spanish | brisa | breeze |
| 3 | Old Spanish | briza | — |
| 4 | French | brise | breeze; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | French | briser | To break; snap; To become broken; snap |
| 6 | Middle French | briser | — |
| 7 | Old French | brisier | to break (cause damage to), bust |
| 8 | Frankish | bristan | to break to pieces, split, shatter; to break,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | brestaną | to burst, break, sunder, split, crack |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰres‑ | to burst; break; crack; crackle |
via English sea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sea | A large body of salt water; A lake, especially if... |
| 2 | Middle English | see | sea, ocean; A body of water, a lake; seat, chair |
| 3 | Old English | sǣ | sea, lake |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwi | sea |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |