Where does “brumously” come from?
brumously (English) comes from English brumous, from English brume, from French brumeux, from French brume, from Old French brume, from Latin bruma, from Old Occitan bruma, from Latin brūma — short.
brumously (English): In a brumous way or manner; Murkily, foggily,...
Definitions
- In a brumous way or manner; Murkily, foggily,...
Ancestry of “brumously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brumous | Foggy or misty; wintry |
| 2 | English | brume | Mist, fog, vapour |
| 3 | French | brumeux | misty, hazy, foggy |
| 4 | French | brume | mist, haze, fog |
| 5 | Old French | brume | — |
| 6 | Latin | bruma | the winter solstice; winter, winter cold |
| 7 | Old Occitan | bruma | — |
| 8 | Latin | brūma | the winter solstice |
| 9 | Latin | brevima | the shortest |
| 10 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |