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Where does “brachygraphy” come from?

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

brachygraphy (English): A system of writing using abbreviations or...

Definitions

  1. A system of writing using abbreviations or...

Ancestry of “brachygraphy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbrachygraphie—
2Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “brachygraphy”

  • brachygrapher
  • brachygraphic
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