Where does “juvenil” come from?
juvenil (Portuguese) comes from Latin iuvenīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
juvenil (Portuguese): juvenile; juvenile; youthful; juvenile; childish;...
Definitions
- juvenile; juvenile; youthful; juvenile; childish;...
Ancestry of “juvenil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | iuvenīlis | — |
| 2 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |