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Where does “breisia” come from?

breisia (Irish) comes from Italian breccia, from French brèche, from Middle French breche, from Old French breche, from Portuguese breca, from Frankish breku, from English breakfast, from Middle English brekefast — adjectival suffix.

breisia (Irish): breccia

Definitions

  1. breccia

Ancestry of “breisia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbrecciabreach, break, gap; breakthrough; road metal
2Frenchbrèchegap, hole; breach
3Middle Frenchbreche—
4Old Frenchbreche—
5Portuguesebrecacramp; a disease that makes the hair of goats...
6Frankishbrekua breach, break; a break; crack; opening
7EnglishbreakfastThe first meal of the day, usually eaten in the...
8Middle Englishbrekefastbreakfast
9Middle Englishfastfast
10Old Englishfæste—
11Old English-eforming adverbs from adjectives; -ly
12Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
13Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
14Proto-Norse-īna-—
15Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
16Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
17Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “breisia”

  • bréagbhreisia
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