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Where does “brachio-” come from?

brachio- (Translingual) comes from New Latin brachio-, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

brachio- (Translingual): Branched; Arm

Definitions

  1. Branched; Arm

Ancestry of “brachio-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinbrachio-—
2Latinbracchiumforearm; arm; limb of an animal
3Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
4Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “brachio-”

  • Brachiolejeunea
  • Brachiosaurus
  • Brachiosauridae
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