Where does “breviate” come from?

breviate (English) comes from Latin breviātus, from Latin breviō, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

breviate (English): A short account, brief statement; a summary,...

Definitions

  1. A short account, brief statement; a summary,...

Ancestry of “breviate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbreviātusshortened
2Latinbreviōto shorten, abbreviate, abridge (especially speech or writing)
3Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
4Proto-Italic*breɣʷis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis →