Where does “lethal” come from?

Lethal derives from Latin letalis, formed with the Latin suffix -alis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -li-.

lethal (English): Deadly; mortal; fatal; Any weapon that causes...

Definitions

  1. Deadly; mortal; fatal; Any weapon that causes...

Ancestry of “lethal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlētālislethal, deadly, fatal, mortal
2Latin-ālis—
3Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “lethal”

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin lētālis →