Etymology

breccia

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Today it means: A rock composed of angular fragments in a matrix that may be of a similar or a different material. Full definition →

Italian breccia ← French brèche ← Middle French breche
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  1. Frankish · derived from*breka
  2. Vulgar Latin · derived from*breca
  3. Old French · derived frombreche
  4. Middle French · derived frombreche
  5. French · derived frombrèche
  6. Italian · borrowed frombreccia
  7. English todaybreccia

Borrowed from Italian breccia, from French brèche, from Middle French breche, from Old French breche, from Vulgar Latin *breca, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *breka.

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