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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

Definitions

  1. short; brief

Ancestry of “breu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbrevemaccusative masculine singular of brevis;...
2Proto-Italic*breɣʷis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “breu”

  • breument
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