Where does “cissoïdal” come from?

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

cissoïdal (French): cissoidal

Definitions

  1. cissoidal

Ancestry of “cissoïdal”, 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
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from French -ál →