Where does “Pantanal” come from?

Pantanal (English) comes from Portuguese -al, from Old Portuguese -al, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

Pantanal (English): A tropical wetlands region of central South America

Definitions

  1. A tropical wetlands region of central South America

Ancestry of “Pantanal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-alappended to noun X, forms adjectives meaning “of...
2Old Portuguese-al—
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Portuguese -al →