Where does “debrief” come from?

Debrief comes from English brief, from Latin de combined with Latin brevis meaning short, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus.

debrief (English): To question someone after a military mission in...

Definitions

  1. To question someone after a military mission in...

Ancestry of “debrief”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishde-reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,...
2Latindē-of; from
3Latindēof; concerning; about
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “debrief”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Latin dē- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →