Where does “bref” come from?

bref (Malay) comes from English breve, from Italian breve, from Medieval Latin breve, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

bref (Malay): breve

Definitions

  1. breve

Ancestry of “bref”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbreveA semicircular diacritical mark placed above a...
2Italianbrevebrief, short; narrow; short
3Medieval Latinbreve—
4Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
5Proto-Italic*breɣʷis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →