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Where does “braquial” come from?

braquial (Spanish) comes from Latin bracchiālis, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

braquial (Spanish): brachial

Definitions

  1. brachial

Ancestry of “braquial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbracchiālis—
2Latinbracchiumforearm; arm; limb of an animal
3Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
4Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “braquial”

  • antebraquial
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