Where does “braille” come from?

braille (Irish) comes from English Braille, from French braille, from French brailler, from Vulgar Latin bragulare, from Latin bragere.

braille (Irish): braille

Definitions

  1. braille

Ancestry of “braille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBrailleAlternative letter-case form of braille
2Frenchbraillefirst-person singular present indicative of...
3Frenchbraillerto holler, yell; to bawl
4Vulgar Latinbragulare—
5Latinbragere—
Every word from Latin bragere →Every word from Vulgar Latin bragulare →Every word from French brailler →