Where does “briefment” come from?

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

briefment (Old French): Alternative form of briement

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of briement

Ancestry of “briefment”, step by step

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

Words derived from “briefment”

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