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abbrevio.

to shorten, abbreviate, abridge

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[abˈbrɛ.wi.oː]Classical-Latin[abˈbrɛː.vi.o]

  1. to shorten, abbreviate, abridge

    Late-Latin · conjugation-1

  2. to break off

    Late-Latin · conjugation-1

  3. to weaken

    Late-Latin · conjugation-1

  4. to epitomize

    Late-Latin · conjugation-1
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰusder. Proto-Italic *breɣʷis Latin brevis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin breviō Latin abbrevio From ad- + breviō. First attested in the fourth century CE.

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