Where does “-al” come from?

-al (Middle English) comes from Old French -al, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

Ancestry of “-al”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old French-alsuffix used to form adjectives from nouns
2Latin-ālis—
3Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “-al”

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →
-al — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer