Etymology of the French word bracelet
the Old French word
braceletderived 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-derived from the Old French word
bracelderived 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 French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
montre-braceletDerivations in other languages
English
braceletCognates
English
braceletUsage
Word found in Old French
