Where does “Brazilian” come from?
Brazilian derives from English Brazil, from Latin -ianus, -ius, -um, and -ilis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- meaning to carry or bear.
Brazilian (English): A person from Brazil or of Brazilian descent; A...
Definitions
- A person from Brazil or of Brazilian descent; A...
Ancestry of “Brazilian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Brazil | A red-orange dye obtained from brazil wood |
| 2 | Portuguese | Brazil | — |
| 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 |