Where does “-ál” come from?

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

-ál (German): pertaining to, using; adjectival suffix appended to nouns

Definitions

  1. pertaining to, using; adjectival suffix appended to nouns

Ancestry of “-ál”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ālis—
2Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “-ál”

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