Where does “SFnal” come from?

SFnal (English) comes from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

SFnal (English): Abbreviation of science fictional

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of science fictional

Ancestry of “SFnal”, step by step

SFnal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English AL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
2Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
3Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
4Old Dutchāl
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English sf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsfAlternative form of SF; Abbreviation of...
2Englishsixty-fourthThe ordinal form of the number sixty-four,...
3English-thUsed to form nouns from verbs of action; Used to...
4Middle English-ethUsed to form the third-person singular present...
5Old English-eþThird person singular present indicative ending of class 1 weak verbs
6Proto-Germanic-þi
7Proto-Indo-European-ti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-Every word from Proto-Germanic allazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic all