Where does “feliz” come from?

feliz (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin felix, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-lw-i, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

Ancestry of “feliz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfelixhappy, lucky, blessed, fortunate; fertile,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-lw-i—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “feliz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-lw-i →Every word from Latin felix →