Where does “-al” come from?

-al (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese -al, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

-al (Portuguese): appended to noun X, forms adjectives meaning “of...

Definitions

  1. appended to noun X, forms adjectives meaning “of...

Ancestry of “-al”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguese-al—
2Latin-ālis—
3Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “-al”

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Old Portuguese -al →