Where does “brasserie” come from?
brasserie (French) comes from French brasser, from Old French bracier, from Old French brace, from Latin bracchia, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus — short.
brasserie (French): brewery; brasserie; beer bar, beer parlour,...
Definitions
- brewery; brasserie; beer bar, beer parlour,...
Ancestry of “brasserie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | brasser | to brew; to intermingle |
| 2 | Old French | bracier | to brew |
| 3 | Old French | brace | arm |
| 4 | Latin | bracchia | nominative plural of bracchium; accusative plural... |
| 5 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |
Words derived from “brasserie”