英语词汇bracelet的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	bracelet
词源	bracelet n. "ornamental ring or clasped chain for the wrist," mid-15c., from Old French bracelet (14c.), diminutive of bracel, from Latin bracchiale "armlet," from bracchium "an arm, a forearm," from Greek brakhion "an arm" (see brachio-). Entries linking to bracelet brachio- before a vowel, brachi-, word-forming element meaning "arm, of the upper arm, pertaining to the upper arm and," from Latinized form of Greek brakhion "arm," perhaps originally "upper arm," literally "shorter," from brakhys "short" (from PIE root mregh-u- "short"), in contrast to the longer forearm. anklet n. "ornamental ring for an ankle," 1810, from ankle, with diminutive suffix -let, after bracelet, etc. brachio-anklet (n.)armlet (n.)mregh-u- updated on July 22, 2017
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bracelet n.