Where does “brevis” come from?
brevis (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.
brevis (Latin): short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
Definitions
- short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
Ancestry of “brevis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |
Words derived from “brevis”