Where does “brutal” come from?

brutal (Polish) comes from French brutal, from Medieval Latin brutalis, from Latin brūtus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

brutal (Polish): brute

Definitions

  1. brute

Ancestry of “brutal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbrutalbrutal; person who acts brutally
2Medieval Latinbrutalissavage, stupid
3Latinbrūtus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
5Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Latin brūtus →