Where does “cuspidality” come from?

cuspidality (English) comes from English cuspidal, from Spanish -al, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

cuspidality (English): The quality of being cuspidal

Definitions

  1. The quality of being cuspidal

Ancestry of “cuspidality”, step by step

cuspidality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cuspidal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcuspidalHaving cusps
2Spanish-alIn adjectives, indicating relation; In nouns,...
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity—
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Spanish -al →
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