Where does “perobrachio” come from?

perobrachio (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

perobrachio (Italian): having rudimentary, deformed arms of a fetus

Definitions

  1. having rudimentary, deformed arms of a fetus

Ancestry of “perobrachio”, step by step

perobrachio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek βραχίων

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
2Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

via Proto-Indo-European pero-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpero-forward, beyond, around
2Ancient Greekπηρόςmaimed, disabled in a limb, invalid
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “perobrachio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Ancient Greek βραχύς →