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