Where does “brevier” come from?

brevier (English) comes from Anglo-Norman brevier, from Latin breviarium, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

brevier (English): The size of type between minion and bourgeois,...

Definitions

  1. The size of type between minion and bourgeois,...

Ancestry of “brevier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanbrevier—
2LatinbreviariumA short piece of writing: a brief, a report; A...
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 →