Where does “Brutal” come from?

Brutal (Portuguese) comes from Latin brutālis, from Latin brūtus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

Brutal (Portuguese): brutal, brutish

Definitions

  1. brutal, brutish

Ancestry of “Brutal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbrutālis—
2Latinbrūtus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
4Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “Brutal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Latin brūtus →