Where does “abarcable” come from?

abarcable (Spanish) comes from Spanish abarcar, from Spanish abracar, from Vulgar Latin adbracchiare, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

abarcable (Spanish): straightforward; accessible

Definitions

  1. straightforward; accessible

Ancestry of “abarcable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishabarcarto embrace, to encompass; to range, to span; to...
2Spanishabracarto hug, to embrace
3Vulgar Latinadbracchiare
4Latinbracchiumforearm; arm; limb of an animal
5Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
6Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰusEvery word from Ancient Greek βραχύς
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