Where does “martial” come from?

martial (Middle French) comes from Latin Martialis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

Ancestry of “martial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMartialisRoman cognomen
2Latin-ālis—
3Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “martial”

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