Where does “breviloquence” come from?
breviloquence (English) comes from Latin breviloquentia, from Latin breviloquēns, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.
breviloquence (English): A pertinent and terse style of speech
Definitions
- A pertinent and terse style of speech
Ancestry of “breviloquence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | breviloquentia | brevity, conciseness |
| 2 | Latin | breviloquēns | concise, brief |
| 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 |