Where does “brachyphalangia” come from?

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

brachyphalangia (English): Unusual shortness of the phalanx of a finger or toe

Definitions

  1. Unusual shortness of the phalanx of a finger or toe

Ancestry of “brachyphalangia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbrachy-short
2Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Ancient Greek βραχύς →