Where does “windbracing” come from?
windbracing (English) comes from English bracing, 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.
windbracing (English): Bracing that resists wind
Definitions
- Bracing that resists wind
Ancestry of “windbracing”, step by step
windbracing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bracing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bracing | present participle of brace; Invigorating or... |
| 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 |
via English wind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wind | Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air... |
| 2 | English | farm | A place where agricultural and similar activities... |
| 3 | Middle English | ferme | A lease; the renting of land |
| 4 | Old French | ferme | lease; the land leased; farm |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | ferma | Alternative form of firma |
| 6 | Latin | Firma | tax, tribute |
| 7 | Latin | Firmus | strong, powerful |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |