Where does “colonial” come from?

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

colonial (Portuguese): colonial; colonial; colonialistic; relating to...

Definitions

  1. colonial; colonial; colonialistic; relating to...

Ancestry of “colonial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-alappended to noun X, forms adjectives meaning “of...
2Old Portuguese-al—
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “colonial”

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