Where does “Brazilec” come from?
Brazilec (Czech) comes from Czech Brazílie, from New Latin Brasilia, from Portuguese brasil, from Portuguese -il, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
Brazilec (Czech): Brazilian
Ancestry of “Brazilec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | Brazílie | — |
| 2 | New Latin | Brasilia | — |
| 3 | Portuguese | brasil | brazilwood; relating to embers, ember-coloured |
| 4 | Portuguese | -il | -ile |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |