Where does “brevitertius” come from?

brevitertius (Latin) comes from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

brevitertius (Latin): Having a short third finger

Definitions

  1. Having a short third finger

Ancestry of “brevitertius”, step by step

brevitertius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin brevis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
2Proto-Italic*breɣʷis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

via Latin tertius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintertiusthird, the ordinal number after secundus and...
2Latintrēsthree; 3
3Proto-Italictrēsthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis →
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