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Where does “abbracciare” come from?

abbracciare (Italian) comes from Spanish abrazar, from Spanish abracar, from Vulgar Latin adbracchiare, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

abbracciare (Italian): to embrace someone or something; to hug

Definitions

  1. to embrace someone or something; to hug

Ancestry of “abbracciare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishabrazarto hug, to embrace; to embrace; to adopt; to hug,...
2Spanishabracarto hug, to embrace
3Vulgar Latinadbracchiare—
4Latinbracchiumforearm; arm; limb of an animal
5Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
6Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “abbracciare”

  • abbracciamento
  • abbracciabile
  • abbraccio
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