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Where does “braza” come from?

braza (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish braça, from Latin brachia, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

braza (Spanish): breaststroke; fathom About 1.67 metres. Twice a...

Definitions

  1. breaststroke; fathom About 1.67 metres. Twice a...

Ancestry of “braza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishbraça—
2Latinbrachianominative plural of brachium; accusative plural...
3Latinbracchiumforearm; arm; limb of an animal
4Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
5Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
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