Where does “califfale” come from?
califfale (Italian) comes from Italian -ale, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.
califfale (Italian): caliphal
Ancestry of “califfale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | -ale | Added to nouns to form adjectives; -al |
| 2 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | — |