Where does “bokal” come from?
bokal (Ladino) comes from Italian boccale, from Italian -ale, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.
bokal (Ladino): pitcher, carafe
Ancestry of “bokal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | boccale | jug; mug; pannikin |
| 2 | Italian | -ale | Added to nouns to form adjectives; -al |
| 3 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | — |