Where does “Brătilești” come from?
Brătilești (Romanian) comes from Romanian Brătilă, from Romanian Bratu, from Romanian braț, from Latin brachium, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus — short.
Ancestry of “Brătilești”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Brătilă | — |
| 2 | Romanian | Bratu | — |
| 3 | Romanian | braț | arm |
| 4 | Latin | brachium | Alternative form of bracchium; arm, branch; limb |
| 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 |