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Where does “dezbrăca” come from?

dezbrăca (Romanian) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

dezbrăca (Romanian): to undress; to undress, to strip

Definitions

  1. to undress; to undress, to strip

Ancestry of “dezbrăca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianîmbrăcato dress, to clothe; to dress, to get dressed
2Vulgar Latinimbracare—
3Latinbrāca—
4Etruscan*brāca—
5Proto-Germanicbrōksrear end, rump, hindquarters; leggings, pants,...
6Proto-Germanicbrāks—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrāg-rump, hock, hindquarters
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
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