Where does “semibreve” come from?

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

semibreve (Italian): semibreve

Definitions

  1. semibreve

Ancestry of “semibreve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbrevebrief, short; narrow; short
2Medieval Latinbreve—
3Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
4Proto-Italic*breɣʷis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “semibreve”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →