Where does “brevians” come from?

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

brevians (Latin): shortening, abbreviating, abridging

Definitions

  1. shortening, abbreviating, abridging

Ancestry of “brevians”, 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 →