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
- In a concise way; without much words; In a fast...
Ancestry of “brevely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | bref | concise; brief; diminutive, little |
| 2 | Old French | brief | brief, short in length; letter or statement |
| 3 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |
Words derived from “brevely”