Where does “Brimborium” come from?
Brimborium (German) comes from English brimborion, from Latin breviārium, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.
Brimborium (German): fuss, rigmarole
Definitions
- fuss, rigmarole
Ancestry of “Brimborium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brimborion | A useless or worthless object |
| 2 | Latin | breviārium | A short piece of writing: a brief, a report |
| 3 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |