Where does “abbreviatio” come from?

abbreviatio (Late Latin) comes from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

Ancestry of “abbreviatio”, step by step

abbreviatio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Ad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAdtoward, to
2Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
3Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
4LatinolleArchaic form of ille
5Proto-Italic*olnosthat

via Latin breviō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbreviōto shorten, abbreviate, abridge (especially speech or writing)
2Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
3Proto-Italic*breɣʷis
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “abbreviatio

Every word from Proto-Italic *olnosEvery word from Latin olleEvery word from Latin ille