Where does “-il” come from?

-il (Portuguese) comes from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

-il (Portuguese): -ile

Definitions

  1. -ile

Ancestry of “-il”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ilis-ile
2Proto-Italic-elis
3Proto-Indo-European-elis
4Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “-il

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós
-il — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer