Where does “brevely” come from?

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

brevely (Middle English): In a concise way; without much words; In a fast...

Definitions

  1. In a concise way; without much words; In a fast...

Ancestry of “brevely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbrefconcise; brief; diminutive, little
2Old Frenchbriefbrief, short in length; letter or statement
3Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
4Proto-Italic*breɣʷis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
6Proto-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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