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Where does “admiral” come from?

admiral (Middle English) comes from Old French amiral, from Latin amiralis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.

Ancestry of “admiral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchamiraladmiral
2Latinamiralis—
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālis—

Words derived from “admiral”

  • Admiral
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