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Where does “brome” come from?

brome (Latin) comes from Latin bromos, from Ancient Greek βρόμος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

brome (Latin): vocative singular of bromos

Definitions

  1. vocative singular of bromos

Ancestry of “brome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbromosoats
2Ancient Greekβρόμοςoat; wild oat, slender oat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrem-to make noise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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