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Where does “brisa” come from?

brisa (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish briza, from French brise, from French briser, from Middle French briser, from Old French brisier, from Frankish bristan, from Proto-Germanic brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ — to burst; break; crack; crackle.

brisa (Spanish): breeze

Definitions

  1. breeze

Ancestry of “brisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishbriza—
2Frenchbrisebreeze; first-person singular present indicative...
3FrenchbriserTo break; snap; To become broken; snap
4Middle Frenchbriser—
5Old Frenchbrisierto break , bust; to break to pieces by a shock or...
6Frankishbristanto break to pieces, split, shatter; to break,...
7Proto-Germanicbrestanąto burst, break, sunder, split, crack
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰres‑to burst; break; crack; crackle

Words derived from “brisa”

  • limpiaparabrisas
  • lavaparabrisas
  • parabrisas
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