Where does “amiral” come from?

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

amiral (Middle English): Prince, emir or other Muslim commander or ruler;...

Definitions

  1. Prince, emir or other Muslim commander or ruler;...

Ancestry of “amiral”, step by step

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

Words derived from “amiral”

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin amiralis →