Where does “brachy-” come from?

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

brachy- (English): short

Definitions

  1. short

Ancestry of “brachy-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “brachy-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰusEvery word from Ancient Greek βραχύς
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