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brandus.

fire, firebrand

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbrandos/

  1. fire, firebrand

    Proto-Italo-Western-Romance · declension-2 · masculine · reconstruction

  2. flaming sword, sword

    Proto-Italo-Western-Romance · declension-2 · masculine · reconstruction
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenw- Proto-Indo-European *bʰrénuh₁e-? Proto-Germanic *brinnaną Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Germanic *-az Proto-Germanic *brandaz Frankish *brandbor. Latin *brandus Borrowed from Frankish *brand (“fire, firebrand”).

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