Where does “rerebrace” come from?
rerebrace (Middle English) comes from Middle English brace, from Old French brace, from Latin bracchia, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.
rerebrace (Middle English): Upper arm armour; rerebrace
Definitions
- Upper arm armour; rerebrace
Ancestry of “rerebrace”, step by step
rerebrace traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English brace
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | brace | Vambrace; armour which protects the arm; A cord... |
| 2 | Old French | brace | arm |
| 3 | Latin | bracchia | nominative plural of bracchium; accusative plural... |
| 4 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |
via Middle English rere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | rere | Referring to eggs; underdone, undercooked;... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | rere | late; after; later on; behind |
| 3 | Latin | retrō | back, backwards, behind |
| 4 | Latin | dūcere | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |