Latin
breviō
‘to shorten, abbreviate, abridge’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin breviō.
4 English words in this record descend from Latin breviō, most familiar first.
- abbreviate ← abbreviaten ← abbreviat ← abbreviātus ← abbreviō
- abridge ← abreggen ← abregier ← abbrevio
- abbreviature ← abbreviātūra ← abbreviō
- breviate ← breviātum
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Etymograph / Latin breviō