Where does “abracejo” come from?
abracejo (Spanish) comes from Spanish abrazo, from Spanish abrazar, from Spanish abracar, from Vulgar Latin adbracchiare, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus — short.
abracejo (Spanish): light and/or unaffectionate hug
Definitions
- light and/or unaffectionate hug
Ancestry of “abracejo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | abrazo | hug, embrace |
| 2 | Spanish | abrazar | to hug, to embrace; to embrace; to adopt; to hug,... |
| 3 | Spanish | abracar | to hug, to embrace |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | adbracchiare | — |
| 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 |