Where does “brizanță” come from?

brizanță (Romanian) comes from English brisance, from French brisant, from French briser, from Middle French briser, from Old French brisier, from Frankish bristan, from Proto-Germanic brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ — to burst; break; crack; crackle.

brizanță (Romanian): brisance

Definitions

  1. brisance

Ancestry of “brizanță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbrisanceThe shattering effect of the energy released in...
2Frenchbrisantpresent participle of briser; reef; breaker
3FrenchbriserTo break; snap; To become broken; snap
4Middle Frenchbriser
5Old Frenchbrisierto break (cause damage to), bust
6Frankishbristanto break to pieces, split, shatter; to break,...
7Proto-Germanicbrestanąto burst, break, sunder, split, crack
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰres‑to burst; break; crack; crackle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑Every word from Proto-Germanic brestanąEvery word from Frankish bristan