Where does “Brachycera” come from?

Brachycera (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

Brachycera (Translingual): suborder

Definitions

  1. suborder

Ancestry of “Brachycera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Ancient Greek βραχύς →