Where does “brasaj” come from?
brasaj (Romanian) comes from French brassage, from French brasser, from Old French bracier, from Old French brace, from Latin bracchia, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς — short.
brasaj (Romanian): brewing
Definitions
- brewing
Ancestry of “brasaj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | brassage | brewing of beer; intermingling of different... |
| 2 | French | brasser | to brew; to intermingle |
| 3 | Old French | bracier | to brew |
| 4 | Old French | brace | arm |
| 5 | Latin | bracchia | nominative plural of bracchium; accusative plural... |
| 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 |