Where does “littoral” come from?

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

littoral (French): littoral, coastal; littoral

Definitions

  1. littoral, coastal; littoral

Ancestry of “littoral”, step by step

littoral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin litoralis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlitoralisof the seashore; littoral
2Latin-ālis—
3Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via Latin littoralis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlittoralisAlternative form of lītorālis
2Latinlītusstrand, shore, beach

Words derived from “littoral”

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