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Where does “breviloquentia” come from?

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

breviloquentia (Latin): brevity, conciseness

Definitions

  1. brevity, conciseness

Ancestry of “breviloquentia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “breviloquentia”

  • breviloquence
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