From [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Abridge]] abregen, from 14th Century [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Abridge]] abregier, (French abréger), from Late Latin abbrevio, from [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Abridge]] ad + brēvio (“‘shorten’”). See brief and compare abbreviate
From [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Abridge]] abregen, from 14th Century [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Abridge]] abregier, (French abréger), from Late Latin abbrevio, from [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Abridge]] ad + brēvio (“‘shorten’”). See brief and compare abbreviate