Etymology

bronze

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Today it means: A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals. Full definition →

French bronze ← Italian bronzo ← Latin brandisium?
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  1. Latin*brundium?
  2. Latinbrandisium?
  3. Italianbronzo
  4. Frenchbronze
  5. English todaybronze

From French bronze (1511); from Italian bronzo (13th c.), of uncertain origin (q.v.). First use appears c. 1721 in the writings of Matthew Prior (for which, see citation below).

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