Where does “-al” come from?
-al (Middle English) comes from Old French -al, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.
Ancestry of “-al”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | -al | suffix used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 2 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | — |