Etymology

briefing

brief·ing
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Today it means: A concise summary of a current situation Full definition →

English brief ← Middle English bref ← Old French brieve
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The story

  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 todaybriefing

From brief + -ing.

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