braccae

English

plural noun

Definitions

(historical) Shapeless trousers of wool or skin tied at the waist and ankles by cords, worn chiefly by the ancient Gauls.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bracae derived from Gaulish *brāca derived from Proto-Germanic *brōks (clothing for loins and thighs, trousers).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*brōks

Gloss

clothing for loins and thighs, trousers

Concept

Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bracae Latin
brakett Norwegian Bokmål
*brōkiz Proto-Germanic
*brōks Proto-Germanic
brók Old Norse
braguette Old French
βράκα Greek (modern)
braies Norman
*bruoc Old Dutch
*brāca Gaulish