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