Where does “broma” come from?

broma (Catalan) comes from Latin brūma, from Latin brevima, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

broma (Catalan): joke, practical joke; fog or mist

Definitions

  1. joke, practical joke; fog or mist

Ancestry of “broma”, step by step

broma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin brūma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbrūmathe winter solstice
2Latinbrevimathe shortest
3Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
4Proto-Italic*breɣʷis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

via Ancient Greek βρῶμα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβρῶμαa shipworm that bores into wooden piers, ships,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “broma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis →