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Where does “admiraal” come from?

admiraal (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ammirael, from Old French amiral, from Latin amiralis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.

admiraal (Dutch): Admiral

Definitions

  1. Admiral

Ancestry of “admiraal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchammirael—
2Old Frenchamiraladmiral
3Latinamiralis—
4Latin-ālis—
5Proto-Italic-ālis—

Words derived from “admiraal”

  • admiraalschap
  • admiral
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