Where does “Brătuianu” come from?
Brătuianu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Brătoaia, 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 “Brătuianu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Brătoaia | — |
| 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 |