Where does “brésilien” come from?

brésilien (French) comes from French Brésil, 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.

brésilien (French): Brazilian; Brazilian Portuguese

Definitions

  1. Brazilian; Brazilian Portuguese

Ancestry of “brésilien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchBrésilbrazil (wood)
2Portuguesebrasilbrazilwood; relating to embers, ember-coloured
3Portuguese-il-ile
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Portuguese -il →