Where does “Brasil” come from?
Brasil (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pau-brasil, from Portuguese pau, from Old Portuguese pao, from Latin palus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
Brasil (Portuguese): Brazil
Definitions
- Brazil
Ancestry of “Brasil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | pau-brasil | brazilwood |
| 2 | Portuguese | pau | stick; wood; penis, dick, cock, prick |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | pao | stick, stake |
| 4 | Latin | palus | swamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool; stake,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pākslos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ-slos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |