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
- brevity, conciseness
Ancestry of “breviloquentia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | breviloquēns | concise, brief |
| 2 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |