Where does “brume” come from?

brume (Italian) comes from Italian bruma, from Latin brūma, from Latin brevima, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

brume (Italian): plural of bruma

Definitions

  1. plural of bruma

Ancestry of “brume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbrumamist, haze; shipworm
2Latinbrūmathe winter solstice
3Latinbrevimathe shortest
4Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
5Proto-Italic*breɣʷis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis →