Etymology of the Latin word brevis
the Late Latin word
brevis (short; brief; short catalog, summary document; short, little, small)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mregh-u-Derivations in Latin
abbreviare,
breve,
breviarium,
brevitas,
breviloquens,
breviloquium,
Brevipodium,
brevicalyx,
breviculmis,
brevigluma,
brevinodus,
brevipaleata,
brevipes,
brevipilis,
brevispica,
brevispicula,
brevicauda,
brevirostris,
breviunguisDerivations in other languages
Anglo-Norman
bref, English
brevis, French
bref, French
bréviligne, French
brévilingue, French
brief, Italian
breve, Italian
brevi-, Portuguese
breve, Spanish
breve, Spanish
brevipenneUsage
Word found in Late Latin
