Where does “breviandus” come from?

breviandus (Latin) comes from Latin breviō, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

breviandus (Latin): which is to be shortened

Definitions

  1. which is to be shortened

Ancestry of “breviandus”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis →