Where does “braç” come from?

braç (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan bratz, from Latin brachium, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

braç (Occitan): arm

Definitions

Ancestry of “braç”, step by step

braç traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Occitan bratz

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Occitan	bratz	arm
2	Latin	brachium	Alternative form of bracchium; arm, branch; limb
3	Latin	bracchium	forearm; arm; limb of an animal
4	Ancient Greek	βραχίων	the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
5	Ancient Greek	βραχύς	short, brief; short, small, little; few
6	Proto-Indo-European	mréǵʰus	short; brief
7	Proto-Indo-European	mreǵʰ-	short

via Latin adbracchio

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	adbracchio	I hug, embrace
2	Latin	ad-	to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
3	Latin	īn-	un-, non-, not
4	Latin	în	in, at, on, upon, from (space)
5	Latin	en	lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6	Proto-Italic	en	in
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₁én	in

Words derived from “braç”

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