Where does “branchial” come from?

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

branchial (French): branchial

Definitions

  1. branchial

Ancestry of “branchial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-álal; appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form; often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also
2Latin-ālis
3Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “branchial

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālisEvery word from Latin -ālisEvery word from French -ál
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