Where does “Bostil” come from?

Bostil (Portuguese) comes 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.

Bostil (Portuguese): Brazil, especially in relation to its social problems; Brazil as an underdeveloped, poor, backward country

Definitions

  1. Brazil, especially in relation to its social problems; Brazil as an underdeveloped, poor, backward country

Ancestry of “Bostil”, step by step

Bostil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese brasil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebrasilbrazilwood; relating to embers, ember-coloured
2Portuguese-il-ile
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis
5Proto-Indo-European-elis
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Portuguese bosta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebostashit
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷew-excrement; excrement; dung; move
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ilisEvery word from Portuguese -il
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