Etymograph

English

handbra

From hand + bra.

A compound of hand + bra

Proto-Germanic *handuz

Proto-West Germanic *handu

Old English hand

Middle English hond

English hand

Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- ‘short’

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Latin bracchia

Old French brace ‘arm’

Old French braciere

French brassière ‘child's vest’

English bra

Today it means

noun The act of covering the nipples and areolae with the hands, sometimes used for modesty in photographic poses.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / handbra