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
- A Brazilian timber tree, Caesalpinia echinata,...
Ancestry of “brazilwood”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Brazil | — |
| 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 |