brace

brace · noun, verb¹

1. Latin · derived frombracchia
2. Old French · derived frombrace“arm”
3. Middle English · inherited frombrace
4. English todaybrace

From Middle English brace, from Old French brace (“arm”), from Latin bracchia, the nominative and accusative plural of bracchium (“arm”).

Brace · proper noun²

1. Old French · derived frombrace“arm”
2. English todayBrace

English surname of Norman origin, from Old French brace (“arm”) and thus related to the noun brace.

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