Where does “brumal” come from?

brumal (English) comes from Latin brūmālis, from Latin brūma, from Latin brevima, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

brumal (English): Belonging to winter; winterlike; wintry;...

Definitions

  1. Belonging to winter; winterlike; wintry;...

Ancestry of “brumal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbrūmāliswinter solstice
2Latinbrūmathe winter solstice
3Latinbrevimathe shortest
4Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
5Proto-Italic*breɣʷis
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰusEvery word from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis
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