Where does “Brumaire” come from?
Brumaire derives from French brumaire, combining French brume (mist) with the French suffix -aire, ultimately from Latin -arium and -arius, and Latin brevis meaning short, tracing to Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus.
Brumaire (English): The second month of the French Republican Calendar, from October 22, 23 or 24 to November 20, 21 or 22
Definitions
- The second month of the French Republican Calendar, from October 22, 23 or 24 to November 20, 21 or 22
Ancestry of “Brumaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | brumaire | Brumaire the second month of the French Republican Calendar |
| 2 | Latin | brūmārius | — |
| 3 | Latin | brūma | the winter solstice |
| 4 | Latin | brevima | the shortest |
| 5 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |