Where does “maximal” come from?
maximal (French) comes from French -ál, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.
maximal (French): maximal
Ancestry of “maximal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | -ál | — |
| 2 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | — |