Where does “admiral” come from?

admiral (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin admiralis, from Latin amiralis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

Ancestry of “admiral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinadmiralis
2Latinamiralis
3Latin-ālis
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “admiral

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālisEvery word from Latin -ālisEvery word from Latin amiralis