Where does “interglazial” come from?

interglazial (German) comes from German glazial, from French glacial, from Latin glaciālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

interglazial (German): interglacial

Definitions

  1. interglacial

Ancestry of “interglazial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanglazialglacial
2Frenchglacialfreezing, ice-cold, very cold
3Latinglaciālisicy, frozen, glacial
4Latin-ālis—
5Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →