Where does “bra” come from?
bra (Haitian Creole) comes from French bras, from Middle French bras, from Old French bras, from Latin brachium, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus — short.
bra (Haitian Creole): arm
Ancestry of “bra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | bras | arm |
| 2 | Middle French | bras | arm |
| 3 | Old French | bras | arm |
| 4 | Latin | brachium | Alternative form of bracchium; arm, branch; limb |
| 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 |