Where does “brevisetus” come from?

brevisetus (Latin) comes from Latin sēta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito-, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

brevisetus (Latin): having short hair

Definitions

  1. having short hair

Ancestry of “brevisetus”, step by step

brevisetus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sēta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēta
2Latinsaetaa bristle, hair on an animal; silk
3Proto-Italicsaitā
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂ito-
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

via Latin brevis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
2Proto-Italic*breɣʷis
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito-
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