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Where does “brachi” come from?

brachi (Norman) comes from Old French bracier, 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.

brachi (Norman): to brew

Definitions

  1. to brew

Ancestry of “brachi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbracierto brew
2Old Frenchbracearm
3Latinbracchianominative plural of bracchium; accusative plural...
4Latinbracchiumforearm; arm; limb of an animal
5Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
6Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “brachi”

  • bracheux
  • brach'chie
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