Where does “brevipen” come from?
brevipen (English) comes from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.
brevipen (English): A brevipennate bird
Ancestry of “brevipen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |