Where does “palataal” come from?

palataal (Dutch) comes from French palatal, from French -ál, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

Ancestry of “palataal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpalatalpalatal
2French-álal; appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form; often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also
3Latin-ālis
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “palataal

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālisEvery word from Latin -ālisEvery word from French -ál