Etymology

brachiate

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Today it means: Having decussate branches. Full definition →

Latin brachiātus
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brachiate · adjective1

  1. Latin · borrowed frombrachiātus
  2. English todaybrachiate

Borrowed from Latin brachiātus, from brachium (“arm, branch”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

brachiate · verb2

Back-formation from brachiator, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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