Where does “tribrevis” come from?

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

tribrevis (Latin): tribrach

Definitions

  1. tribrach

Ancestry of “tribrevis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
2Proto-Italic*breɣʷis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis →
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