Where does “brefvet” come from?
brefvet (Middle French) comes from Old French brevet, from Old French bref, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.
brefvet (Middle French): a small, written note
Ancestry of “brefvet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | brevet | — |
| 2 | Old French | bref | Alternative form of brief; letter |
| 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 |