Where does “brevirictus” come from?
brevirictus (Latin) comes from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.
brevirictus (Latin): Having a short jaw
Ancestry of “brevirictus”, step by step
brevirictus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin brevis
| 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 |
via Latin rictus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | rictus | the gaping of a mouth, as when laughing or... |
| 2 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |