Where does “breve” come from?

breve (Middle English) comes from Old French brieve, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

breve (Middle English): Alternative form of bref

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of bref

Ancestry of “breve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbrieve—
2Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
3Proto-Italic*breɣʷis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “breve”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis →