Where does “brevet” come from?
Brevet comes from Middle English brevet, from Old French bref, from Latin brevis meaning "short," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus.
brevet (English): A military document entitling a commissioned...
Definitions
- A military document entitling a commissioned...
Ancestry of “brevet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | brevet | official letter |
| 2 | Old French | bref | Alternative form of brief; letter |
| 3 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |
Words derived from “brevet”