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...
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Ancestry of “civilize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | civilizar | to civilize; to polish |
| 2 | Portuguese | civil | civil; civilian; civic; relating to civil law |
| 3 | Latin | cīvīlis | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |