Where does “Funchal” come from?

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

Funchal (Portuguese): a field abounding in fennels

Definitions

  1. a field abounding in fennels

Ancestry of “Funchal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefunchala field abounding in fennels
2Portuguese-alappended to noun X, forms adjectives meaning “of...
3Old Portuguese-al—
4Latin-ālis—
5Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Portuguese -al →