Where does “Bratsche” come from?
Bratsche (German) comes from German Bratschgeige, from Italian viola da braccio, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.
Bratsche (German): viola
Definitions
- viola
Ancestry of “Bratsche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bratschgeige | Synonym of Bratsche |
| 2 | Italian | viola da braccio | Synonym of viola |
| 3 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |