Where does “colossal” come from?

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

colossal (Portuguese): colossal extremely large

Definitions

  1. colossal extremely large

Ancestry of “colossal”, step by step

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