Where does “brevity” come from?
Brevity comes from Latin brevitas, derived from the adjective brevis meaning "short," formed with the Latin suffix -tus from the Proto-Indo-European root mréǵʰus meaning "short" and the Proto-Indo-European suffix -tós.
brevity (English): The quality of being brief in duration;...
Definitions
- The quality of being brief in duration;...
Ancestry of “brevity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | brevitās | — |
| 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 |