Where does “afivelar” come from?

afivelar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese fivela, from Old Portuguese fivela, from Vulgar Latin fibella, from Latin fibula, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

afivelar (Portuguese): buckle to fasten

Definitions

  1. buckle to fasten

Ancestry of “afivelar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefivelabuckle
2Old Portuguesefivela—
3Vulgar Latinfibellabuckle
4Latinfibulaclasp, buckle, brooch
5Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
6Latin-ālis—
7Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin -āris →