Where does “breve” come from?

breve (Indonesian) comes from Dutch breve, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

breve (Indonesian): breve: a semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short

Definitions

  1. breve: a semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short

Ancestry of “breve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbrevebreve
2Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
3Proto-Italic*breɣʷis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis →