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Etymology of the English word bracelet

the English word bracelet
derived from the Old French word bracelet
derived from the Old French word bras
derived from the New Latin word brachium (arm; arm; lower arm, forearm)
derived from the Latin word bracchium (arm; lower arm, forearm)
derived from the Greek word brachion, βραχίων
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mregh-u-
derived from the Vulgar Latin root *bracium
derived from the Latin word bracchium (arm; lower arm, forearm)
derived from the Greek word brachion, βραχίων
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mregh-u-
derived from the Old French word bracel
derived from the Latin word bracchiale (bracelet, armlet)
derived from the New Latin word brachium (arm; arm; lower arm, forearm)
derived from the Latin word bracchium (arm; lower arm, forearm)
derived from the Greek word brachion, βραχίων
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mregh-u-

Date

The earliest known usage of bracelet in English dates from the 15th century.

Cognates

French bracelet

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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