Where does “fel” come from?

fel (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese fel, from Vulgar Latin *felem, from Latin fel, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

fel (Portuguese): sourness, acerbity, bitterness; sorrow; gall;...

Definitions

  1. sourness, acerbity, bitterness; sorrow; gall;...

Ancestry of “fel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefel—
2Vulgar Latin*felem—
3Latinfelgall bladder; gall, bile; poison
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Latin fel →Every word from Vulgar Latin *felem →