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

  1. short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...

Ancestry of “brevis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*breɣʷis
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “brevis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ-