Where does “brachyology” come from?
brachyology (English) comes from Latin brachiologia, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.
brachyology (English): A figure of speech that is an abbreviated...
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Ancestry of “brachyology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | brachiologia | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βραχύς | short, brief; short, small, little; few |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |