Where does “breviary” come from?
Breviary comes from Latin breviarium, a diminutive of brevis meaning short, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus.
breviary (English): A book containing prayers, hymns, and so on for...
Definitions
- A book containing prayers, hymns, and so on for...
Ancestry of “breviary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | breviārium | — |
| 2 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |