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Where does “braccialetto” come from?

braccialetto (Italian) comes from Italian bracciale, from Italian braccio, from Latin brachium, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

braccialetto (Italian): small bracelet, armlet; wristlet

Definitions

  1. small bracelet, armlet; wristlet

Ancestry of “braccialetto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbraccialebracelet
2Italianbraccioarm; fathom; branch, arm of the sea
3LatinbrachiumAlternative form of bracchium; arm, branch; limb
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
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