Where does “abração” come from?
abração (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese abraço, from Portuguese abraçar, from Old Portuguese abraçar, from Vulgar Latin adbracchiare, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus — short.
Ancestry of “abração”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | abraço | hug, embrace |
| 2 | Portuguese | abraçar | to hug, embrace |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | abraçar | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | adbracchiare | — |
| 5 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |