Where does “arbrevi” come from?

arbrevi (Cornish) comes from English brevi-, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

arbrevi (Cornish): to experiment

Definitions

  1. to experiment

Ancestry of “arbrevi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbrevi-short
2Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
3Proto-Italic*breɣʷis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →