Where does “Brasseel” come from?

Brasseel (Manx) 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.

Brasseel (Manx): Brazil

Definitions

  1. Brazil

Ancestry of “Brasseel”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós
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