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
- joke, practical joke; fog or mist
Ancestry of “broma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | brūma | — |
| 2 | Latin | brevima | the shortest |
| 3 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |
Words derived from “broma”