Where does “îmbrăcățel” come from?
îmbrăcățel (Romanian) comes from Romanian îmbrăcat, from Romanian îmbrăca, from Vulgar Latin imbracare, from Latin brāca, from Etruscan *brāca, from Proto-Germanic brōks, from Proto-Germanic brāks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrāg- — to shine, shimmer.
Ancestry of “îmbrăcățel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | îmbrăcat | dressed |
| 2 | Romanian | îmbrăca | to dress, to clothe; to dress, to get dressed |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | imbracare | — |
| 4 | Latin | brāca | trousers, breeches (not worn by the Romans) |
| 5 | Etruscan | *brāca | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brōks | rear end, rump, hindquarters; leggings, pants,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | brāks | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrāg- | rump, hock, hindquarters |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |