Where does “descansabrazos” come from?

descansabrazos (Spanish) comes from Spanish brazo, from Old Spanish braço, from Latin brachium, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

descansabrazos (Spanish): armrest

Definitions

  1. armrest

Ancestry of “descansabrazos”, step by step

descansabrazos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish brazo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbrazoarm; branch, limb
2Old Spanishbraçoarm
3LatinbrachiumAlternative form of bracchium; arm, branch; limb
4Latinbracchiumforearm; arm; limb of an animal
5Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
6Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

via Spanish descansar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdescansarto rest, relax; to sit, to rest on; to rest
2SpanishDes-dis
3Old Spanishdes-
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰusEvery word from Ancient Greek βραχύς
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