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Where does “braccio” come from?

braccio (Italian) comes 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.

braccio (Italian): arm; fathom; branch, arm of the sea

Definitions

  1. arm; fathom; branch, arm of the sea

Ancestry of “braccio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinbrachiumAlternative form of bracchium; arm, branch; limb
2Latinbracchiumforearm; arm; limb of an animal
3Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
4Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “braccio”

  • braccio
  • imbracciare
  • antibraccio
  • bracciere
  • avambraccio
  • abbracciare
  • abbraccio
  • bracciale
  • braccialetto
  • imbracciatura
  • abbracciamento
  • viola da braccio
  • bracciolo
  • sottobraccio
  • abbracciabile
  • Bratsche
  • Bratschgeige
  • bratschen
  • brač
  • брач
  • bratsj
  • brácsa
  • brácsák
  • bratsj
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