Where does “Merdil” come from?

Merdil (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.

Merdil (Portuguese): Brazil, especially in relation to its social problems

Definitions

  1. Brazil, especially in relation to its social problems

Ancestry of “Merdil”, step by step

Merdil 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 merda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemerdashit; faeces; a chunk of shit; piece of shit
2Old Portuguesemerda—
3Latinmerdadung, excrement, shit
4Proto-Italic(s)merdā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmerd-h₂-stench
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Portuguese -il →