Where does “colossal” come from?

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

colossal (French): colossal, huge

Definitions

  1. colossal, huge

Ancestry of “colossal”, 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 “colossal”

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from French -ál →