Where does “brevi” come from?
brevi (Latin) comes from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.
brevi (Latin): soon, shortly; briefly, with few words; dative...
Definitions
- soon, shortly; briefly, with few words; dative...
Ancestry of “brevi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |