Where does “Brësiliaaner” come from?

Brësiliaaner (Hunsrik) comes from French Brésilien, 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.

Brësiliaaner (Hunsrik): Brazilian

Definitions

  1. Brazilian

Ancestry of “Brësiliaaner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchBrésiliena Brazilian
2FrenchBrésilbrazil (wood)
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Portuguese -il →
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