Where does “bracelet-montre” come from?
bracelet-montre (French) comes from French bracelet, from Middle French bracelet, from Old French bracelet, from Old French bras, from Latin brachium, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς — short.
Ancestry of “bracelet-montre”, step by step
bracelet-montre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French bracelet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bracelet | bracelet |
| 2 | Middle French | bracelet | bracelet (jewelry) |
| 3 | Old French | bracelet | Diminutive of bras; bracelet |
| 4 | Old French | bras | arm |
| 5 | Latin | brachium | Alternative form of bracchium; arm, branch; limb |
| 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 French montre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | montre | watch, wristwatch; display, showcase;... |
| 2 | French | montrer | to show; to display, to demonstrate one's... |
| 3 | Middle French | monstrer | to show |
| 4 | Old French | monstrer | to show |
| 5 | Latin | mōnstrō | to show, point out, indicate, demonstrate |
| 6 | Latin | moneō | to warn, to advise |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | moneō | to remind, to warn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | monéyeti | to cause to think, make think |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |