Etymology

briefer

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Today it means: One who provides a briefing. Full definition →

English brief ← Middle English bref ← Old French brieve
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briefer · noun1

From brief (verb) + -er (agent noun suffix).

briefer · adjective2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mreǵʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mréǵʰus
  3. Proto-Italic*breɣʷis
  4. Latinbrevis
  5. Old Frenchbrief
  6. Old Frenchbrieve
  7. Middle Englishbref
  8. Englishbrief
  9. English todaybriefer

From brief (adjective) + -er (comparative suffix).

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