Where does “broncearse” come from?
broncearse (Spanish) comes from Spanish broncear, from Spanish bronce, from Italian bronzo, from Italian bronzare, from Romanian bronza, from French bronzer, from French -er, from Middle French -er — suffix used to form infinitives of first...
broncearse (Spanish): to become brown; to tan
Definitions
- to become brown; to tan
Ancestry of “broncearse”, step by step
broncearse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish broncear
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | broncear | to tan, bronze |
| 2 | Spanish | bronce | bronze |
| 3 | Italian | bronzo | bronze; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | Italian | bronzare | To bronze |
| 5 | Romanian | bronza | to tan |
| 6 | French | bronzer | to tan, brown, catch a tan |
| 7 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 8 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 9 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |