Bracelet
/ˈbreɪ.slət/noun
A band worn around the wrist.
Did you know?Bracelet comes through French from Latin brachium, “arm,” the same ancient body-root behind several words for arm and arm-like structures across Indo-European languages.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰerǵʰ-
“to be high or to project”
Latin
Latin
bracchium
“arm”
Late Latin
Latin
braceletum
“a small arm-band”
Old French
Old French
bracelet
“a small band for the arm or wrist”
Middle English
English
bracelet
“an ornament worn around the wrist”