Where does “abrasileiramento” come from?
abrasileiramento (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese abrasileirar, from Portuguese brasileiro, 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.
abrasileiramento (Portuguese): Brazilianization
Definitions
- Brazilianization
Ancestry of “abrasileiramento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | abrasileirar | to Brazilianize |
| 2 | Portuguese | brasileiro | One who works with brazilwood; Brazilian;... |
| 3 | Portuguese | brasil | brazilwood; relating to embers, ember-coloured |
| 4 | Portuguese | -il | -ile |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |