Where does “brieflessly” come from?

brieflessly (English) comes from English briefless, 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.

brieflessly (English): Lacking briefs (clients)

Definitions

  1. Lacking briefs (clients)

Ancestry of “brieflessly”, step by step

brieflessly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English briefless

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbrieflessLacking briefs
2EnglishbriefOf short duration; happening quickly; Concise;...
3Middle Englishbrefconcise; brief; diminutive, little
4Old Frenchbriefbrief, short in length; letter or statement
5Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
6Proto-Italic*breɣʷis
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ-
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