Words that come from Proto-Italic “breɣʷis”
262 words across 41 languages descend from Proto-Italic breɣʷis — including brief, briefly, brevity, briefcase, abbreviation, debriefing, abridge, briefer.
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Latin (56)
- abbreviatura
- abbrevio
- brevis
- breviloquentia
- brevima
- bruma
- breve
- brevem
- brevissima
- brevi
- breviter
- brevio
- brevitas
- brumalis
- brevians
- adbreviatus
- abbreviatus
- adbrevians
- adbreviaturus
- adbreviandus
- breviarium
- perbrevis
- perbreviter
- brevipes
- brevicornis
- brevipennis
- brevirostris
- breviceps
- brevicaudus
- brevicollis
- brevithorax
- brevitarsis
- brevifolius
- breviaturus
- breviatus
- breviandus
- brevicaudatus
- brevipedicellatus
- breviloquens
- brevipalpus
- brevirictus
- brevitertius
- abbrevians
- abbreviaturus
- abbreviandus
- tribrevis
- brevisetus
- abbreviate
- abbreviator
- breviere
- abbreviato
- abbreviare
- abbreviatio
- adbrevio
- brumosus
- brumarius
English (47)
- brief
- briefly
- brevity
- briefcase
- abbreviation
- debriefing
- abridge
- briefer
- brevet
- breviary
- Brumaire
- breve
- abbreviate
- debrief
- abridgement
- briefless
- brevier
- brume
- debriefer
- abridger
- abbreviatory
- brumal
- breviate
- brumous
- brevium
- abbreviature
- abbreviative
- breviloquence
- abridgable
- unabbreviate
- rebrief
- brevipennate
- postdebriefing
- abbreviately
- overbrief
- brevetcy
- brevilingual
- brevipen
- brevirostral
- brevirostrate
- abbreviater
- brumously
- briefman
- briefish
- predebriefing
- briefie
- brevi-