Where does “civilizar” come from?

civilizar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese civil, from Latin cīvīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

civilizar (Portuguese): to civilize; to polish

Definitions

  1. to civilize; to polish

Ancestry of “civilizar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecivilcivil; civilian; civic; relating to civil law
2Latincīvīlis—
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “civilizar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin cīvīlis →