Etymology of the English word brassard
the English word
brassardderived from the French word
brassardderived from the Old French word
brasderived 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
*braciumderived 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 brassard in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
