Where does “brazilwood” come from?

brazilwood (English) comes from English Brazil, from Portuguese Brazil, 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.

brazilwood (English): A Brazilian timber tree, Caesalpinia echinata,...

Definitions

  1. A Brazilian timber tree, Caesalpinia echinata,...

Ancestry of “brazilwood”, step by step

brazilwood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Brazil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBrazilA red-orange dye obtained from brazil wood
2PortugueseBrazil
3Portuguesebrasilbrazilwood; relating to embers, ember-coloured
4Portuguese-il-ile
5Latin-ilis-ile
6Proto-Italic-elis
7Proto-Indo-European-elis
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via English Wood

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWoodAn English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood
2EnglishFrogAlternative form of frog
3Portuguesefrocoflock
4Latinfloccustuft, wisp of wool
5Frankishflokkodown, wool, flock
6Proto-Germanic*flukkô
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ilisEvery word from Portuguese -il