Where does “braille” come from?

braille (Portuguese) comes from French braille, from French brailler, from Vulgar Latin bragulare, from Latin bragere.

braille (Portuguese): braille system of writing using raised dots

Definitions

  1. braille system of writing using raised dots

Ancestry of “braille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbraillefirst-person singular present indicative of...
2Frenchbraillerto holler, yell; to bawl
3Vulgar Latinbragulare—
4Latinbragere—
Every word from Latin bragere →Every word from Vulgar Latin bragulare →Every word from French brailler →