English
abrazo
Abrazo comes from Spanish abrazar ‘to embrace’, from brazo ‘arm’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- ‘short’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mreǵʰ-‘short’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*mréǵʰus‘short’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*brəkʰúsreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβρᾰχῠ́ςbrăkhŭ́s‘short, brief’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEβρᾰχῑ́ωνbrăkhī́ōn‘upper arm’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbracchium‘forearm’
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500braço
- Spanishc. 1500–presentbrazo‘arm’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentabrazar‘to embrace’
- Englishtodayabrazo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mreǵʰ-‘short’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*mréǵʰus‘short’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*brəkʰúsreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβρᾰχῠ́ςbrăkhŭ́s‘short, brief’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEβρᾰχῑ́ωνbrăkhī́ōn‘upper arm’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbracchium‘forearm’
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500braço
- Spanishc. 1500–presentbrazo‘arm’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentabrazar‘to embrace’
- Englishtodayabrazo
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- ‘short’
through Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus ‘short’
brief, merry, brevity, abbreviate, 30 more
through Ancient Greek βρᾰχῠ́ς ‘short, brief’
through Latin bracchium ‘forearm’
Today it means
noun A Latin American embrace.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- / abrazo