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Where does “bracier” come from?

bracier (Old French) comes 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.

bracier (Old French): to brew

Definitions

  1. to brew

Ancestry of “bracier”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bracier”

  • brasserie
  • brasser
  • brasseur
  • brasserie
  • brassage
  • brassicole
  • brasserie
  • bracheux
  • brach'chie
  • brachi
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