Etymology of the English word abridge
the English word
abridgederived from the Old French word
abregierderived from the Late Latin word
abbreviare (shorten, cut off; abbreviate)
derived from the Late Latin word
brevis (short; brief; short catalog, summary document; short, little, small)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mregh-u-Date
The earliest known usage of abridge in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
abridged,
abridgingUsage
Word found in Modern English
