Where does “mediastinal” come from?
mediastinal (English) comes from French médiastinal, from French -ál, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.
mediastinal (English): Relating to the mediastinum
Definitions
- Relating to the mediastinum
Ancestry of “mediastinal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | médiastinal | mediastinal |
| 2 | French | -ál | al; appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form; often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 3 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |