Where does “tropical” come from?

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

tropical (Catalan): tropical

Definitions

  1. tropical

Ancestry of “tropical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalan-alIn adjectives, indicating relation
2Latin-ālis—
3Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “tropical”

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Catalan -al →