Where does “brièvement” come from?

brièvement (French) comes from Old French briefment, from Old French brief, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

brièvement (French): briefly

Definitions

  1. briefly

Ancestry of “brièvement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchbriefmentAlternative form of briement
2Old Frenchbriefbrief, short in length; letter or statement
3Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
4Proto-Italic*breɣʷis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis →