Where does “gengivale” come from?

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

gengivale (Italian): gum; gingival

Definitions

  1. gum; gingival

Ancestry of “gengivale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-aleAdded to nouns to form adjectives; -al
2Latin-ālis—
3Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Italian -ale →