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Where does “-ail” come from?

-ail (French) comes from Latin -aculum, from Latin -aculus.

-ail (French): Forming masculine nouns from verbs and nouns,...

Definitions

  1. Forming masculine nouns from verbs and nouns,...

Ancestry of “-ail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-aculum—
2Latin-aculus—

Words derived from “-ail”

  • vitrail
  • vitraillist
  • ventaglio
  • ventagliaio
  • ventagliare
  • bétail
  • attirail
  • vitrail
  • vantail
  • bétaillère
  • éventail
  • vitrailliste
  • vitral
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