Where does “kolossal” come from?

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

kolossal (German): colossal, huge; awesome

Definitions

  1. colossal, huge; awesome

Ancestry of “kolossal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcolossalcolossal, huge
2French-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
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “kolossal”

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