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Where does “bragio” come from?

bragio (Vulgar Latin) comes from Gaulish bragu, from Welsh -u, from Middle Welsh -u, from Proto-Brythonic -oβ̃ — Forms verbal nouns, originally from thematic...

bragio (Vulgar Latin): I bray, make animal noises; I cry, weep

Definitions

  1. I bray, make animal noises; I cry, weep

Ancestry of “bragio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishbragu—
2Welsh-uimpression, imprint
3Middle Welsh-u—
4Proto-Brythonic-oβ̃Forms verbal nouns, originally from thematic...

Words derived from “bragio”

  • braying
  • bray
  • brayer
  • brayingly
  • outbray
  • braire
  • braiment
  • braien
  • brai
  • braye
  • braie
  • bray
  • braire
  • brai
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