Where does “bracium” come from?
bracium (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.
Ancestry of “bracium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | bracchium | forearm; arm; limb of an animal |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βραχίων | the arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |
Words derived from “bracium”