Where does “bancal” come from?

bancal (Catalan) comes from Catalan -al, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

bancal (Catalan): storage bench

Definitions

  1. storage bench

Ancestry of “bancal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalan-alIn adjectives, indicating relation
2Latin-ālis—
3Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Catalan -al →