Where does “semibreve” come from?
semibreve (English) comes from Italian semibreve, from Italian breve, from Medieval Latin breve, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.
semibreve (English): A musical note four beats long in 4/4 time; a...
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- A musical note four beats long in 4/4 time; a...
Ancestry of “semibreve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | semibreve | semibreve |
| 2 | Italian | breve | brief, short; narrow; short |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | breve | — |
| 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 |