Braccae
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For the Romans, to encircle the legs and thighs with fasciae, or bands, was understood, in the time of Pompey and Horace, to be a proof of ill health and effeminacy.[2] Roman men typically wore tunics, which were one-piece outfits terminating at or above the knee.
Etymology
The word originates from the Gaulish Script error: No such module "Lang"., after going through a process of syncopation it gave rise to Script error: No such module "Lang". "trouser, pants".[3]
The word is cognate with the English breeches. It appears to derive from the Indo-European root Script error: No such module "Lang".- "break", here apparently used in the sense "divide", "separate", as in Scottish Gaelic Script error: No such module "Lang". ("trousers"), in Breton Script error: No such module "Lang". ("pants"), in Irish Script error: No such module "Lang".[4] ("trousers"), Script error: No such module "Lang". in Welsh and in Dutch broek ("trousers"). The Celtic form may have first passed to the Etruscan language, which did not distinguish between the Script error: No such module "IPA". and Script error: No such module "IPA". sounds.[5]
References
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Bibliography
- Collis, John (2003). The Celts: Origins, Myths, Inventions, Tempus. Template:ISBN
- Wells, Peter S (2001). Beyond Celts, Germans and Scythians, Duckworth Debates in Archaeology. Template:ISBN
- Oppenheimer, Stephen (2006). The Origins of the British, Constable & Robinson.
- Hazel Dodge, Peter Connolly: Die antike Stadt. Ein Leben in Athen und Rom. Template:ISBN. Kapitel Kleidung.
- August Mau: Ἀναξυρίδες. In: Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (RE). Band I, 2, Stuttgart 1893ff., Sp. 2100 f.
- James Yates: Bracae. In: William Smith: A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities. John Murray, London 1875, S. 213 (online)