Where does “civilize” come from?

civilize (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese civilizar, 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.

civilize (Portuguese): first-person singular present subjunctive of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of...

Ancestry of “civilize”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecivilizarto civilize; to polish
2Portuguesecivilcivil; civilian; civic; relating to civil law
3Latincīvīlis—
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin cīvīlis →