Where does “additional” come from?

Additional comes from English addition, derived from Latin additio and addo meaning to add, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ád and deh₃-.

additional (English): Supplemental or added to something; Something...

Definitions

  1. Supplemental or added to something; Something...

Ancestry of “additional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-alOf or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended...
2Latin-alisUsed to form adjectives of relationship from...
3Proto-Indo-European-li-—

Words derived from “additional”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -li- →Every word from Latin -alis →Every word from English -al →