Etymology

braille

B3R1A1I1L1L1E1

Today it means: A system of writing in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three or four rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips. Full definition →

French braille
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  1. French · borrowed frombraille
  2. English todaybraille

Borrowed from French braille, named after French educator Louis Braille (1809–1852). The /eɪl/ seems to reflect a spelling pronunciation; French has /aj/ instead.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.