Where does “-ál” come from?

-ál (French) comes from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

-ál (French): 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

Definitions

  1. 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

Ancestry of “-ál”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ālis
2Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “-ál

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālisEvery word from Latin -ālis
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