Where does “ブレスレット” come from?
ブレスレット (Japanese) comes from English bracelet, from Old French bracelet, from Old French bras, from Latin brachium, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus — short.
ブレスレット (Japanese): bracelet
Ancestry of “ブレスレット”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bracelet | A band or chain worn around the wrist as... |
| 2 | Old French | bracelet | Diminutive of bras; bracelet |
| 3 | Old French | bras | arm |
| 4 | Latin | brachium | Alternative form of bracchium; arm, branch; limb |
| 5 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |