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Where does “brachiologia” come from?

brachiologia (English) comes from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

brachiologia (English): Brevity in speech

Definitions

  1. Brevity in speech

Ancestry of “brachiologia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →