Where does “brasier” come from?

brasier (Spanish) comes from English brassière, from French brassière, from Old French braciere, from Old French brace, from Latin bracchia, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς — short.

brasier (Spanish): bra

Definitions

  1. bra

Ancestry of “brasier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbrassièreAlternative form of brassiere
2Frenchbrassièrechild's vest; life jacket; brassiere, bra
3Old Frenchbraciere
4Old Frenchbracearm
5Latinbracchianominative plural of bracchium; accusative plural...
6Latinbracchiumforearm; arm; limb of an animal
7Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
8Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
10Proto-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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