Where does “enfermeiro” come from?

enfermeiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese enfermo, from Latin infirmus, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

enfermeiro (Portuguese): nurse

Definitions

nurse

Ancestry of “enfermeiro”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	enfermo	sick, ill
2	Latin	infirmus	weak, feeble; unhealthy; inconclusive
3	Latin	in-	un-, non-, not; in, within, inside
4	Latin	in	in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
5	Old Latin	en	in
6	Proto-Italic	en	in
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₁én	in

Words derived from “enfermeiro”

enfermeira

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin in- →