Where does “wonderbra” come from?
wonderbra (English) comes from English bra, from English brassière, from French brassière, from Old French braciere, from Old French brace, from Latin bracchia, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων — short.
wonderbra (English): any padded enhancement brassiere
Definitions
- any padded enhancement brassiere
Ancestry of “wonderbra”, step by step
wonderbra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bra | Clipping of brassiere; One of the two vectors in... |
| 2 | English | brassière | Alternative form of brassiere |
| 3 | French | brassière | child's vest; life jacket; brassiere, bra |
| 4 | Old French | braciere | — |
| 5 | Old French | brace | arm |
| 6 | Latin | bracchia | nominative plural of bracchium; accusative plural... |
| 7 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |
via English Wonder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wonder | Any of the Wonders of the World |
| 2 | Middle English | wonder | marvel, wonder, strange or extraordinary thing or event |
| 3 | Old English | wundor | miracle, wonder, marvel |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wundr | marvel, wonder |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wundrą | wonder, miracle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |