Where does “briefish” come from?
briefish (English) comes from English brief, from Middle English bref, from Old French brief, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.
briefish (English): Somewhat brief
Definitions
- Somewhat brief
Ancestry of “briefish”, step by step
briefish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English brief
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brief | Of short duration; happening quickly; Concise;... |
| 2 | Middle English | bref | concise; brief; diminutive, little |
| 3 | Old French | brief | brief, short in length; letter or statement |
| 4 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |