Where does “bransoletka” come from?
bransoletka (Polish) comes from Polish bransoleta, from French bracelet, from Middle French bracelet, from Old French bracelet, from Old French bras, from Latin brachium, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων — short.
bransoletka (Polish): bracelet, jewelry worn on the wrists or ankles
Definitions
- bracelet, jewelry worn on the wrists or ankles
Ancestry of “bransoletka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | bransoleta | bracelet, jewelry worn on the wrists or ankles;... |
| 2 | French | bracelet | bracelet |
| 3 | Middle French | bracelet | bracelet (jewelry) |
| 4 | Old French | bracelet | Diminutive of bras; bracelet |
| 5 | Old French | bras | arm |
| 6 | Latin | brachium | Alternative form of bracchium; arm, branch; limb |
| 7 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |