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