Where does “afrobrasileño” come from?

afrobrasileño (Spanish) comes from Spanish brasileño, from Spanish brasil, from Spanish -il, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

afrobrasileño (Spanish): Afro-Brazilian

Definitions

  1. Afro-Brazilian

Ancestry of “afrobrasileño”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishbrasileñoBrazilian
2Spanishbrasilbrazil, brazilwood
3Spanish-il-ile
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 Spanish -il →