Where does “-ale” come from?

-ale (Italian) comes from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

-ale (Italian): Added to nouns to form adjectives; -al

Definitions

  1. Added to nouns to form adjectives; -al

Ancestry of “-ale”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-ale”

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