Where does “breve” come from?
breve (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin breve, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.
breve (Italian): brief, short; narrow; short
Definitions
- brief, short; narrow; short
Ancestry of “breve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | breve | — |
| 2 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |
Words derived from “breve”