Where does “breu” come from?
breu (Catalan) comes from Latin brevem, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.
breu (Catalan): short; brief
Ancestry of “breu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | brevem | accusative masculine singular of brevis;... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |
Words derived from “breu”