Where does “paraçol” come from?
paraçol (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish پراچول, from Italian bracciolo, from Italian braccio, from Latin brachium, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus — short.
paraçol (Turkish): bracket, knee
Definitions
- bracket, knee
Ancestry of “paraçol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | پراچول | knee, a piece of timber formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent |
| 2 | Italian | bracciolo | armrest, rest; armband |
| 3 | Italian | braccio | arm; fathom; branch, arm of the sea |
| 4 | Latin | brachium | Alternative form of bracchium; arm, branch; limb |
| 5 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |