LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

bragiō

*bragiō (present infinitive *bragiāre, perfect active *bragiāvī, supine *bragiātum)

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionbray, make animal noises
  2. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructioncry, weep

Origins

Borrowed from Gaulish *bragiū, from Proto-Celtic *bragyeti (“to flatulate”).

Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchbrairefrom Old French braire
  • Englishbrayfrom Old French braire
  • Franco-Provençalbrère
  • Middle Scotsbrayfrom Old French braire
Elsewhere
  • Italiansbraitarefrom Vulgar Latin *bragitō
  • Gallobretéfrom Vulgar Latin *bragitō
  • Middle Frenchbresterfrom Vulgar Latin *bragitō
  • Poitevin-Saintongeaisbretéfrom Vulgar Latin *bragitō
  • Old Catalanbraidarfrom Vulgar Latin *bragitō
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Old Catalanbrairefrom Old Occitan braire
  • Old Catalanbrayrefrom Old Occitan braire

Quick answers

What does bragiō mean in Latin?
bragiō, a verb, means “bray, make animal noises; cry, weep”.
What are the principal parts of bragiō?
bragiō, *bragiāre, *bragiāvī, *bragiātum (first conjugation).