Where does “bromi” come from?

bromi (Finnish) comes from French bromé, from New Latin Bromus, from Ancient Greek βρόμος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bromi (Finnish): bromine

Definitions

  1. bromine

Ancestry of “bromi”, step by step

bromi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French bromé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbromépast participle of bromer; brominated
2New LatinBromus—
3Ancient Greekβρόμοςoat; wild oat, slender oat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrem-to make noise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Proto-Germanic brōmiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrōmizfamous
2Proto-Germanicbramjanąto bellow, roar; to roar; bellow

Words derived from “bromi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →