Where does “Martial” come from?

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

Martial (French): in continuous use (though not particularly popular)

Definitions

  1. in continuous use (though not particularly popular)

Ancestry of “Martial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMartialisRoman cognomen
2Latin-ālis—
3Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “Martial”

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